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Most do. The only exceptions are some viruses, and scientists will argue till the cows come home over whether viruses count as living things or not.
Some viruses have no DNA. Instead, they store their genetic instructions in RNA. Just one example: the virus that causes AIDS, namely HIV.
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∙ 14y agoAll cellular life contains DNA.
Some organisms use RNA as their genetic material in place of DNA (RNA viruses). But it is questionable whether or not viruses can be considered 'living' as they cannot reproduce or grow independently of a host cell.
If you consider a prion to be a "living thing", then that doesn't contain any nucleic acids at all. But prions are even further from the definition of 'living' than viruses are, so the majority of scientists will not consider them to be 'alive'.
This is of course assuming that there is no extraterrestrial life. If there is, who knows what it may contain?
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∙ 10y agoYes. It is also found in remains of things that once lived. DNA is the chemical recipe that allows living things to reproduce.
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∙ 12y agoEvery living thing, plant and animal, has DNA.
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∙ 15y agoEvery single thing
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∙ 12y agoIt makes up our genetic code.
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∙ 12y agoYes. All living things have DNA or RNA.
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Does coral have DNA?
All living things have DNA. Coral is alive and has DNA
Why is nucleic acids found in all foods?
The food we eat comes from living things. All living things are composed of cells which contain the nucleic acids DNA and RNA to control the cell's activities by controlling protein synthesis.
Do flowers have DNA?
Yes, they do, almost all living cells (maybe only one or two exceptions, like red blood cells) contain DNA.
How is DNA used as evidence of evolution?
All living things have DNA -- both coding and non-coding DNA. The percentage of similarity between living things matches up with the preexisting theory of evolution.
What is the basic unit of the human body and all living things called?
All living things are made of one or more cells which have DNA in them.
Which organic molecules contain genetic information in the form if DNA or RNA?
All living things have DNA or rna
Do all foods contain nucleic acids?
All food does contain nucleic acid, as that is the basis of DNA, which is in all living things.
All living things contain what?
all living things contain carbon and hydrogen
Why living things need nitrogen?
All living things that contain amino acids (that's all of them,because every living thing has RNA and DNA) need nitrogen
Is DNA a characteristic for all living things share?
Yes, DNA is a characteristic that all living things share. To be more precise, all living things share a form of genetic material, which is DNA.
What types of cells contain RNA and DNA?
Genetic cells
Does the cactus have DNA?
All living things contain DNA, including viruses, bacteria and of course cactus plants
Do all living things contain calcium?
Yes all living things contain calcium
Is Dna only found in Humans?
No. All living organisms (and some viruses) use DNA in reproduction, where it establishes the genetic code of an individual plant or animal, primarily based on the DNA of the parent organism(s).
Which animal dous not have DNA?
All living things have DNA.
Why do mitochondria and chloraplasts contain DNA?
because all cells in a living organism contain the DNA no matter what type of cell it is.
Do bananas all have the same DNA?
Chemically DNA from any species is the same. But the things is the sequence of DNA such as AATTTCGAATG for example will not be the same. In fact, the sequence can not be the same from person to person. That is the unique nature of DNA.
