Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: ácido desoxirribonucleico
Deoxyribonucleic acid (dee-OK-see-RY-boh-noo-KLAY-ik A-sid)
The molecules inside cells that carry genetic information and pass it from one generation to the next. Also called DNA.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.