(Deoxyribonucleic acid) is a molecule composed of two chains (made of nucleotides) that coil around each other to form a double helix carrying the genetic code instructions used in the growth, development, functioning and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses.
(Deoxyribonucleic acid) is a molecule composed of two chains (made of nucleotides) that coil around each other to form a double helix carrying the genetic code instructions used in the growth, development, functioning and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses.
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Many of the Glossary terms have been adapted from: Tronsmo, A.M., Collinge, D.B., Djurle, A., Munk, L., Yuen, J. and. Tronsmo, A. 2020 Plant pathology and plant diseases. CABI, Wallingford. ISBN 9781789243185.
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