Sentence examples for DNA from inspiring English sources

"DNA" is correct and usable in written English
You can use the word "DNA" when referring to deoxyribonucleic acid, the molecule that encodes genetic information. For example, "The DNA inside of cells determines physical traits."

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DNA

noun

A biopolymer of deoxyribonucleic acid (a type of nucleic acid) that has four different chemical groups, called bases: adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine.

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Officers have a strong DNA profile but have so far drawn a blank on the national database.

If someone poops on the floor at work, can your boss test your DNA to see if you're the culprit?

Cities have long had visual "brands": from tourist photos to scenes in a film, our mental postcards of a city become the DNA of its essence; with endless repetition, this essence becomes a meme or a logo for the city's brand.

The kitchen knife, found in Sollecito's house, had Knox's DNA near the handle and Miss Kercher's on the blade, the reports said.

It seemed to us that, nationally, its potency was weakening, its bright colours fading, while for us even 30 years on, it was somehow lodged within our DNA as something unresolved and painful.

The Home Office has had to reduce the time the police hold the DNA of people not convicted of any crime.

Despite having the biggest DNA database in the world, the proportion of reported rapes that result in a conviction on the charge of rape in Britain is an abysmal 6.5%.

John Kendrew's work to solve the structure of myoglobin, a handy oxygen store found in muscle cells, was in fact a more impressive scientific feat that figuring out DNA (no mean achievement in itself).

The proteins and DNA within us cannot be seen even with the best light microscopes since they are far smaller than the wavelength of light.

Length: 18 metres Weight: 5,000kg Aggression index: high Related: Jurassic World trailer: mess with dinosaur DNA at your peril You've seen the Mosasaurus before.

The report claims Stefanoni ignored international DNA protocols, made basic errors and gave evidence in court that was not backed up by her laboratory work, rendering the knife and bra strap worthless as evidence.

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