DNA snippets
Short genetic segments
DNA snippets are short sequences of genetic material, segments extracted or isolated from longer DNA strands.
The term appears in contexts ranging from genetic testing to forensic science: They found DNA snippets at the crime scene.
In casual usage, it can describe any small piece of genetic information: The test analyzes DNA snippets to determine ancestry.
- strandsTwisted filaments or elements
- double helixTwo intertwined spirals
- base pairsBonded DNA building blocks
- genesUnits of heredity
- genomesComplete hereditary information sets
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