Biology A-Level
linear DNA
What linear DNA means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of linear DNA
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Very long DNA molecules in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells that have two ends rather than forming a loop.
Topics that use linear DNA
- DNA, genes and chromosomes (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- alleles
- base sequence
- chromatin
- circular organelle DNA
- crossing over
- degenerate code
- endosymbiotic theory
- functional RNA
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