Coiled genetic code letters Daily Themed Crossword Clue Puzzle Answer from June 23, 2024

Coiled genetic code letters Daily Themed Crossword Clue Answer

Let’s find the answers to Coiled genetic code letters Daily Themed for the June 23, 2024 edition of Daily Themed crossword puzzle. Answer Contains 3 letters. Start with D and end with A, and the possible solutions are DEA, DAN, DNA.

The answer is DNA.

The clue "Coiled genetic code letters" refers to "DNA," which stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA is the molecule that carries the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning, and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses.

It is composed of two long strands that coil around each other to form a double helix, a structure discovered by James Watson and Francis Crick in 1953. Each strand consists of a sugar-phosphate backbone and four types of nitrogenous bases (adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine) that pair specifically (A with T, and C with G) to encode genetic information.

The coiled structure of DNA allows it to be compacted into chromosomes, which are housed in the nucleus of cells. The answer to the clue is "DNA."

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