nuclear DNA
Hereditary material inside
Nuclear DNA is the genetic material contained within a cell's nucleus, as distinguished from mitochondrial DNA found in the mitochondria.
It carries the vast majority of an organism's hereditary information and is inherited from both parents.
The term appears frequently in genetics, forensics, and evolutionary biology: Nuclear DNA analysis confirmed the suspect's identity.
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- double helixTwo intertwined spirals
- mitochondrialOf cell's energy centers
- genesUnits of heredity
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