Molecule that stores genetic information in all organisms; the code for life; a double helix made of sequences of nucleotides containing four nitrogen bases: adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine. Also contains a phosphate group and the 5-C sugar deoxyribose.

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1. Molecule that stores genetic information in all organisms; the code for life; a double helix made of sequences of nucleotides containing four nitrogen bases: adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine. Also contains a phosphate group and the 5-C sugar deoxyribose.