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    What is DNA?

    Jan 04, 2023 2 minutes

    COMPOSITION

    DNA is in the cell nucleus

    1 Your body consists of some 30 trillion cells divided into hundreds of different cell types. Most cell types have a cell nucleus: a ball-shaped container at the centre of the cell that includes the majority of the cell’s genetic material (DNA).

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