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Noun
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) episome (DNA that is not incorporated into the genome but is replicated together with the genome (especially in bacterial cells))
S: (n) exon, coding DNA (sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures) "exons are interspersed with introns"
S: (n) intron, noncoding DNA (sequence of a eukaryotic gene's DNA that is not translated into a protein)
S: (n) junk DNA (stretches of DNA that do not code for genes) "most of the genome consists of junk DNA"
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) polymer (a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers)
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) 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) synthetic resin (a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in the raw state; used chiefly in plastics)
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) 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) trimer (a polymer (or a molecule of a polymer) consisting of three identical monomers)