deoxyribonucleic acid

molecule that encodes the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms and many viruses
ChemicalSubstance structural_class_of_chemical_entities Q7430
deoxyribonucleic acid
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deoxyribonucleic acid

Summary

deoxyribonucleic acid is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. It ranks in the top 0.19% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,205 views/month, #2 of 1,029).[2]

Key Facts

  • deoxyribonucleic acid's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[3].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid is a type of nucleic acids[4].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid is a type of biopolymer[5].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid is a type of biological macromolecule[6].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid is part of mitochondrion[7].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid is part of genome[8].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid is part of nucleosome[9].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid is part of DNA binding[10].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid is part of DNA metabolic process[11].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid is part of DNA catabolic process[12].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid is part of DNA biosynthetic process[13].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid is part of DNA transport[14].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid is part of DNA transmembrane transporter activity[15].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid is part of protein-DNA-RNA complex[16].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid is part of protein-DNA complex[17].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid is part of DNA import into cell involved in transformation[18].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid is part of catalytic activity, acting on DNA[19].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid is part of nucleus[20].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid's Commons category is recorded as DNA[21].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid's Unicode character is recorded as 🧬[22].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid comprises polynucleotide[23].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid comprises nucleotide[24].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid's topic's main category is recorded as Category:DNA[25].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid's Commons gallery is recorded as DNA[26].
  • deoxyribonucleic acid's shape is recorded as helix[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for deoxyribonucleic acid include Galacidalacidesoxyribonucleicacid[28], a painting[29], founded in 1963[30]; Deoxys[31], a psychic-type Pokémon[32]; and 55555 DNA[33], an asteroid[34].

Why It Matters

deoxyribonucleic acid ranks in the top 0.19% of structural_class_of_chemical_entities entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,205 views/month, #2 of 1,029).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for it include Galacidalacidesoxyribonucleicacid[28], a painting[29], founded in 1963[30]; Deoxys[31], a psychic-type Pokémon[32]; and 55555 DNA[33], an asteroid[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Glossary of Class Names of Organic Compounds and Reactive Intermediates Based on Structure (IUPAC Recommendations 1995). wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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