DNA (disambiguation)
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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid or deoxyribose nucleic acid) is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions specifying the biological development of all cellular forms of life.
See also DNA replication, which involves the following genes and proteins:
- gene dnaA and protein DnaA
- gene dnaB and protein DnaB helicase
- gene dnaC and protein DnaC
- gene dnaG and protein DnaG
DNA as a three-letter abbreviation or a part of a proper name may also refer to:
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[edit] Politics and Law
- Democratic National Assembly, a political party in Trinidad and Tobago
- Det norske Arbeiderparti, the Norwegian name for the Norwegian Labour Party
- Direzione Nazionale Antimafia, the Italian law enforcement unit
[edit] Computing
- Distanced Networking Applications, a computing term
- DNA computing, which uses deoxyribonucleic acid and molecular biology instead of a traditional silicon-based computer technologies
- Windows DNA (Windows Distributed interNet Application), a defunct predecessor of the Microsoft .NET Framework
[edit] News and publishing
- Daily News & Analysis, an Indian broadsheet newspaper based in Mumbai
- Detroit Newspaper Agency, the joint operating agreement of the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News, two newspapers in Detroit, USA
- DNA Magazine, an Australian magazine for gay men
[edit] Entertainment
- DNA², a 15-episode anime series based on the manga written by Masakazu Katsura
- DNA (band), a rock music group founded in New York City and associated with No Wave.
- DNA (Red Dwarf episode), an episode of the UK sitcom Red Dwarf
- D.N.Angel, a manga by Yukiru Sugisaki which was later adapted into an anime and a PS2 game, subtitled "Crimson Wings"
- The DNA Disciples, a British duo who charted in the UK with a dance remix of Tom's Diner
[edit] Other
- DNA, the New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol for Genentech
- DNA Studio, an advertising agency
- Douglas Noël Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy