Genetic modification and the environment
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DNA - deoxyribonucleic acid
All living cells contain DNA - the organism's blueprint. The DNA molecule carries instructions for making all the structures and materials an organism needs to function, including the information required to instruct which genes are switched on, when, and to what extent.
Genes
Genes are segments of DNA that regulate biological activity. Genes contain the instructions for producing proteins, which make up the structure of cells and direct the...
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