What is Deoxyribo-nucleic Acid?

Answer 1

Pronounced: Dee-ox-see-rye-bo-new-klay-ik-ass-syd

Abbreviated: DNA

Etymology

The "ribo" part of the word refers to a pentose sugar, ribose. "Oxy" refers to oxygen and its prefix "de" means without. So all together, "deoxyribo" means a ribose sugar with one less oxygen. DNA is in the class of nutrients called nucleic acids.

For more on the structure and function of DNA, see the related question below.

Answer 2

Deoxyribonucleic acid is what the abbreviation DNA stands for.

This is the genetic blueprint for all of life, and what your cells use to code for proteins that they must produce.

Answer 3

Usually, deoxyribonucleic is used with acid to describe DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid.

Deoxy part means without oxygen. This is because compared with RNA (ribonucleic acid), DNA has one less oxygen attached.

Ribo is the sugar part. deoxyribose is a sugar in DNA that makes up the ladder part of the DNA.

Nucleic acid is the compound containing the hereditary information. Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is a double helix structure found in all your cells that contain the hereditary information. It's name literally means "ribose without one oxygen that is the compound to store information."

Answer 4

my definition of deoxyribonucleic acid is an acid that makes up you cells, body, personality, EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU! It is abbreviation of it is DNA have you ever heard of that!

Answer 5

Simple "DNA" blueprints of your body