pärilikkusmaterjali
Pärilikkusmaterjal, also known as genetic material, refers to the molecules that contain the inherited instructions for the development, functioning, growth, and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses. In essence, it is the blueprint of life. The primary form of pärilikkusmaterjal in most organisms is deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA. DNA is a double helix structure composed of nucleotides, each containing a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base. The sequence of these bases (adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine) encodes genetic information.
In some viruses, ribonucleic acid (RNA) serves as the pärilikkusmaterjal. RNA is similar to DNA but typically
The study of pärilikkusmaterjal falls under the domain of genetics. Key concepts include genes, which are specific