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The 84 pages that link to DNA, each with the reason it gives.

• Polymerase chain reactionNarrower topic: PCR copies a chosen region within this genetic material.

• Ancient DNANarrower topic: Ancient DNA is degraded DNA recovered from organisms that lived in the past.

• Environmental DNANarrower topic: Environmental samples contain fragments of this molecule shed by organisms.

• Gene expressionNarrower topic: Its sequence provides the template and regulatory signals used in gene expression.

• MutationNarrower topic: DNA sequence is the substrate for most mutations.

• ChromosomeNarrower topic: Chromosomes package DNA into structures that can be copied and distributed.

• DNA sequencingNarrower topic: DNA is the molecule whose base order sequencing determines.

• DNA replicationNarrower topic: Replication copies this molecule and uses each of its strands as a template.

• DNA barcodingNarrower topic: Its nucleotide sequence is the material measured in barcode assays.

• DNA repairNarrower topic: Its paired strands provide the information and templates that many repair pathways preserve.

• Rosalind FranklinNarrower topic: Franklin’s measurements helped establish DNA’s dimensions and helical form.

• TranscriptionNarrower topic: Its nucleotide sequence supplies the information copied during transcription.

• Recombinant DNANarrower topic: Recombinant DNA is built from the same nucleotide polymer as natural DNA.

• DNA damageNarrower topic: Damage alters the chemical structure or sequence of this molecule.

• BiotechnologyNarrower topic: Understanding DNA's structure made deliberate manipulation of genetic information possible.

• ArchaeogeneticsNarrower topic: Its inheritance and sequence variation make ancestry comparisons possible.

• ChromatinNarrower topic: Chromatin packages the DNA molecule while preserving its encoded information.

• Fluorescence in situ hybridizationNarrower topic: DNA is the principal target in chromosome and gene-focused FISH assays.

• James WatsonNarrower topic: Watson’s best-known work concerned how this molecule’s structure could explain its biological role.

• Reverse transcription polymerase chain reactionNarrower topic: The assay converts RNA into DNA because PCR amplifies DNA templates.

• Whole-genome sequencingNarrower topic: Whole-genome sequencing measures the order of bases in DNA.

• DNA ligaseNarrower topic: Ligase acts on DNA’s sugar-phosphate backbone.

• Phosphodiester bondNarrower topic: Phosphodiester bonds connect DNA’s nucleotides into its durable strands.

• Molecular evolutionNarrower topic: DNA sequences provide the most widely analyzed record of molecular change.

• Y chromosomeNarrower topic: The Y chromosome consists chiefly of DNA carrying genes and repetitive sequences.

• Genetic disorderNarrower topic: Genetic disorders originate in changes to the DNA sequence or its organization.

• Nucleotide excision repairNarrower topic: Nucleotide excision repair acts on DNA strands and preserves their sequence.

• DeoxyriboseNarrower topic: Repeated deoxyribose units form its sugar-phosphate backbone.

• Forensic geneticsNarrower topic: Forensic profiles measure differences in selected regions of DNA.

• Medical geneticsNarrower topic: Genetic testing examines DNA sequence and structure for clinically relevant differences.

• PaleogenomicsNarrower topic: Its chemical structure and inheritance make ancient genetic reconstruction possible.

• Southern blotNarrower topic: Southern blotting detects sequences within this molecule.

• Cell nucleusNarrower topic: Most cellular DNA is housed and maintained inside the nucleus.

• Sanger sequencingNarrower topic: Sanger sequencing reads the base order in DNA molecules.

• Site-directed mutagenesisNarrower topic: The method alters DNA sequence directly, usually in a cloned target.

• DNA adductNarrower topic: Adducts attach to DNA bases or its sugar-phosphate backbone.

• G-quadruplexNarrower topic: G-quadruplexes can form within guanine-rich regions of genomic DNA.

• Har Gobind KhoranaNarrower topic: Khorana’s work connected DNA’s chemical sequence to the amino-acid sequences of proteins.

• Human genomeNarrower topic: The human genome is made primarily of DNA molecules.

• Double helixNarrower topic: The double helix is DNA’s characteristic molecular structure.

• TransformationNarrower topic: Transformation transfers this molecule between cells or from the environment into a cell.

• Alfred HersheyNarrower topic: The experiment strengthened the case that DNA, rather than protein, carries genetic instructions in bacteriophages.

• Nucleic acid sequenceNarrower topic: DNA is one of the two molecule types whose base order defines this concept.

• HelicaseNarrower topic: DNA is the principal substrate for helicases in replication and genome maintenance.

• History of genetic engineeringNarrower topic: Its structure and replication became the molecular basis for engineering hereditary material.

• Sequence analysis (bioinformatics)Narrower topic: DNA sequences are a primary input, and their nucleotide order carries genetic information.