Dna is an English word of 3 letters with synonyms like polymer. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Dna in a sentence
Related words
Dna meaning
- Initialism of deoxyribonucleic acid (“a nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction”).
- The part of a living thing that carries genetic information.
- The fundamental nature or values of a person, or an organization or other thing, especially when considered as innate or immutable.
Synonyms of Dna
Using Dna
- The main meaning on this page is: Initialism of deoxyribonucleic acid (“a nucleic acid found in all living things (and some non-living things such as certain viruses) which consists of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix; encoded in its structure are genetic instructions for development, functioning, growth, and reproduction”). | The part of a living thing that carries genetic information. | The fundamental nature or values of a person, or an organization or other thing, especially when considered as innate or immutable.
- Useful related words include: deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, polymer.
- In the example corpus, dna often appears in combinations such as: the dna, of dna, dna and.
Context around Dna
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 15 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dna
- In this selection, "dna" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, recognizes, stranded, viral, damage, repair and replication stand out and add context to how "dna" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2014 the dna got a, a given dna fragment, dna polymerase, dna repair and dna damage. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dna" sits close to words such as waters, visible and implementation, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dna
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In DNA replication, DNA-dependent DNA polymerases make copies of DNA polynucleotide chains. (13 words)
DNA ligase is used in both DNA repair and DNA replication (see Mammalian ligases ). (14 words)
DNA sequencing main DNA sequencing is the process of determining the nucleotide order of a given DNA fragment. (18 words)
Because DNA replication does not begin at either end of the DNA strand, but starts in the center, and considering that all known DNA polymerases move in the 5' to 3' direction, one finds a leading and a lagging strand on the DNA molecule being replicated. (46 words)
Very low dNTP concentration inhibits DNA synthesis and DNA repair and is lethal to the cell, while an abnormal ratio of dNTPs is mutagenic due to the increased likelihood of the DNA polymerase incorporating the wrong dNTP during DNA synthesis. (40 words)
It plays a role in repairing single-strand breaks in duplex DNA in living organisms, but some forms (such as DNA ligase IV ) may specifically repair double-strand breaks (i.e. a break in both complementary strands of DNA). (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
At these points, one primer set recognizes DNA with cytosines to amplify methylated DNA, and one set recognizes DNA with uracil or thymine to amplify unmethylated DNA.
Because DNA replication does not begin at either end of the DNA strand, but starts in the center, and considering that all known DNA polymerases move in the 5' to 3' direction, one finds a leading and a lagging strand on the DNA molecule being replicated.
Directionality has consequences in DNA synthesis, because DNA polymerase can synthesize DNA in only one direction by adding nucleotides to the 3' end of a DNA strand.
In DNA replication, DNA-dependent DNA polymerases make copies of DNA polynucleotide chains.
The movement of the DNA may be affected by the conformation of the DNA molecule, for example, supercoiled DNA usually moves faster than relaxed DNA because it is tightly coiled and hence more compact.
Very low dNTP concentration inhibits DNA synthesis and DNA repair and is lethal to the cell, while an abnormal ratio of dNTPs is mutagenic due to the increased likelihood of the DNA polymerase incorporating the wrong dNTP during DNA synthesis.
According to Mounties, DNA was found on Saunders’ remains and due to advancements in technology around 2014, the DNA got a hit on the National DNA Databank and linked to Queau.
Following the DNA testing of the fingernails, it was discovered in January 2009 that the male DNA recovered allegedly matched that of an unknown male profile stored in the Pathwest DNA database.
One major highlight of the decoded genome, which is one and a half times larger than that of humans, is that sequence changes were found tied to DNA repair, DNA damage response and DNA damage tolerance.
DNA damage can also cause epigenetic changes. citation citation citation DNA damage is very frequent, occurring on average about 60,000 times a day per cell of the human body (see DNA damage (naturally occurring) ).
DNA ligase is used in both DNA repair and DNA replication (see Mammalian ligases ).
DNA polymerase and RNA polymerase are used to assemble DNA and RNA molecules, respectively, by copying a DNA or RNA template strand using base-pairing interactions.
DNA sequencing main DNA sequencing is the process of determining the nucleotide order of a given DNA fragment.
DNA with high GC-content is more stable than DNA with low GC-content, but, contrary to popular belief, the hydrogen bonds do not stabilize the DNA significantly, and stabilization is mainly due to stacking interactions.
For example, naked double-stranded DNA ends would usually be interpreted by the cell as damaged or viral DNA, triggering cell cycle arrest, DNA repair or destruction of the fragment, such as by endonucleases in bacteria.
Harman confessed when his DNA isolated from the DNA found on the brick, matched. citation Currently, familial DNA database searching is not conducted on a national level in the United States.
Irrespective of the strict definition of selfish DNA, there is no sharp, definitive boundary between the concepts of selfish DNA and genetically functional DNA.
It causes DNA melting of the DNA template by disrupting the hydrogen bonds between complementary bases, yielding single-stranded DNA molecules.
It plays a role in repairing single-strand breaks in duplex DNA in living organisms, but some forms (such as DNA ligase IV ) may specifically repair double-strand breaks (i.e. a break in both complementary strands of DNA).
Jaenisch, R. and Mintz, B. (1974 ) Simian virus 40 DNA sequences in DNA of healthy adult mice derived from preimplantation blastocysts injected with viral DNA.
Phrases with dna
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with dna
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the dna 64×
- of dna 43×
- dna and 21×
- dna from 18×
- dna is 15×
- dna polymerase 14×
- dna repair 14×
- dna damage 13×
- in dna 11×
- to dna 10×