Dna

//ˌdiːɛnˈeɪ//

"Dna" in a Sentence (24 examples)

DNA is a complex chemical that makes up a gene.

It shouldn't be permitted to store samples of DNA.

Genes consist of a specific sequence of DNA.

They did a DNA comparison to see if the body was Tom's.

Modern DNA analysis has exonerated many people on death row in the US.

Everything you knew about DNA is not going to help you through this course.

DNA is extracted from a blood sample.

Many people uphold the stance that 95% of DNA is junk.

The DNA test cleared him of all charges.

The entire colony will inherit the mutant DNA.

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Among the various fractions isolated was one presumed to contain only desoxyribosenucleic acid (DNA). Because of certain speculations on the role of nucleic acids in protein synthesis it was necessary to measure and compare the rate of phosphate entry into DNA with that in other fractions of yeast phosphate.

We wish to suggest a structure for the salt of deoxyribose nucleic acid (D.N.A.). This structure has novel features which are of considerable biological interest.

As you know, heredity resides in our genes. Our genes are, in turn, composed of complex molecules called DNA. About 10 years ago we learned how to synthesize DNA in the test tube with the use of a certain cellular catalyst or enzyme. […] During the past year, we have been able to synthesize DNA which has the full genetic activity of natural DNA.

Recent breakthroughs in DNA technology are expected to provide investigators with powerful forensic tools to help solve these difficult kinds of cases.

Because of her significant testing, Avery had had DNA sequencing of her “exome,” the part of her genome that makes proteins in the body, said Dr. Michael Wangler, a researcher at the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital.

[I]n bacteria, recombination between the DNAs of different organisms usually occurs between a piece of DNA from one strain of a bacterium, called the donor strain, and the entire chromosome of another strain, called the recipient strain.

These ingredients in a company's DNA mean that [the] company will attract and grow leaders with these qualities.

The main leadership priority at Level 2 is creating the business's DNA by defining how all the moving parts of the company will work, both independently and together.

But this new fixation on guns is […] coming from the hardcore MAGA set, and not only is it likely to stick around beyond the primaries, it's likely hardwired into the DNA of a party now driven by extremism, conspiracy, and a belief that violence is a legitimate tool to achieve desired political outcomes.

We cannot have a culture that sees safeguarding as a separate add-on. It needs to be part of our DNA, as an expression of our love for one another and our commitment to the Gospel.

The only way we're gonna know is if we DNA him against the spunk in Karen.

The barrister went on to say that his client 'remains persecuted and victimised. He has been DNAed; his hair, his blood and his clothes. Nothing. No charges have ever been brought.'

Maybe nothing to do with the break-in, but worth fingerprinting the wrapper and DNAing the gum.

She had her weapons back. She wasn't DNA'd anymore. But she didn't use a weapon. That's not how she did it.

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