Genetic material
Term
Genetic material. This is an object that stores genetic information. In eukaryotic cells, bacteria, and viruses, it is double-stranded DNA, in certain viruses – single-stranded DNA, and in other viruses – RNA.
Source | Glossary of Most Commonly Used Biomedical Terms and Concepts | Lithuanian University of Health Sciences | Academician Professor Antanas Praškevičius, Professor Laima Ivanovienė