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DNA
DNA Deoxyribo-Nucleic acid. DNA molecules carry the genetic information necessary for the organization and functioning of most living cells and control the inheritance of characteristics.
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Hereditary. Having to do with the genes.
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DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid
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