S: (n) deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA ((biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information) "DNA is the king of molecules"
S: (n) operon (a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene)
S: (n) complementary DNA, cDNA (single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase)
S: (n) provirus (cDNA copy of the RNA genome of a retrovirus; the genetic material of a virus as incorporated into and able to replicate with the genome of a host cell)
S: (n) sticky end (an end of DNA in which one strand of the double helix extends a few units beyond the other)
S: (n) transposon, jumping gene (a segment of DNA that can become integrated at many different sites along a chromosome (especially a segment of bacterial DNA that can be translocated as a whole))
S: (n) ribonucleic acid, RNA ((biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell) "ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses"
S: (n) messenger RNA, mRNA, template RNA, informational RNA (the template for protein synthesis; the form of RNA that carries information from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome sites of protein synthesis in the cell)
S: (n) transfer RNA, tRNA, acceptor RNA, soluble RNA (RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach the correct amino acid to the protein chain that is being synthesized at the ribosome of the cell (according to directions coded in the mRNA))
S: (n) synthetic resin (a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in the raw state; used chiefly in plastics)
S: (n) polystyrene (a polymer of styrene; a rigid transparent thermoplastic) "expanded polystyrene looks like a rigid white foam and is used as packing or insulation"
S: (n) copolymer (a polymer consisting of two or more different monomers)
S: (n) polyurethane, polyurethan (any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or paints or rubber)
S: (n) lignin (a complex polymer; the chief constituent of wood other than carbohydrates; binds to cellulose fibers to harden and strengthen cell walls of plants)
S: (n) nylon (a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient synthetic fibers)
S: (n) silicone, silicone polymer (any of a large class of siloxanes that are unusually stable over a wide range of temperatures; used in lubricants and adhesives and coatings and synthetic rubber and electrical insulation)
S: (n) bouncing putty (a soft elastic silicone polymer that increases in elasticity with the application of force; used in the center of golf balls and as shock-absorbent padding)
S: (n) trimer (a polymer (or a molecule of a polymer) consisting of three identical monomers)