Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) (DNA)

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Forensic Science

a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and some viruses.

Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences — Glossary of Forensic Terms retrieved 2014-05-28

The chemical inside the nucleus of a cell that carries the genetic instructions for making living organisms. See also cell, nucleus, protein