SELFISH DNA
\sˈɛlfɪʃ dˌiːˌɛnˈe͡ɪ], \sˈɛlfɪʃ dˌiːˌɛnˈeɪ], \s_ˈɛ_l_f_ɪ_ʃ d_ˌiː__ˌɛ_n_ˈeɪ]\
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A deoxyribonucleotide polymer that is the primary genetic material of all cells. Eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms normally contain DNA in a double-stranded state, yet several important biological processes transiently involve single-stranded regions. DNA, which consists of a polysugar-phosphate backbone possessing projections of purines (adenine and guanine) and pyrimidines (thymine and cytosine), forms a double helix that is held together by hydrogen bonds between these purines and pyrimidines (adenine to thymine and guanine to cytosine).
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