What is the full form of DNA?

DNA = Deoxyribonucleic Acid

• Deoxy = deoxyribose sugar (one oxygen fewer than ribose)
• Ribo = ribose sugar backbone
• Nucleic = found in the cell nucleus
• Acid = acidic due to phosphate groups

DNA is a double-stranded helix carrying genetic instructions for all known living organisms.

Compare: RNA = Ribonucleic Acid single-stranded, helps translate DNA into proteins.

DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleic Acid the double-stranded molecule that carries all genetic information in living organisms.