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title: "What is DNA?"  
description: "What is DNA?"  
author: "Mukul Goenka"  
published: 2023-10-18  
updated: 2023-10-19  
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# What is DNA?



## Answers

### Answer by Kshitij Agrawal

[Full form](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35723/what-is-the-full-form-of-adh) of [DNA](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2659/how-amazon-s-cloud-system-is-assisting-genetics-research) is Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid.

**Double Helix [Structure](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/302153/structured-vs-unstructured-data-key-differences):** DNA has a [unique](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81654/court-order-but-unique-conditions-crpc-section-437-case-study) double-helix structure, which resembles a twisted ladder or spiral staircase. The sides of the ladder consist of [sugar](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/300376/high-blood-sugar-diabetes-and-your-body) and phosphate molecules, while the "rungs" of the ladder are made up of pairs of nitrogenous [bases](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81955/world-powers-targeting-africa-for-military-bases).

**Nitrogenous Bases:** There are four types of nitrogenous bases in DNA: adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C), and guanine (G). These bases pair with each other in a complementary manner: A with T and C with G.


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