單鏈〔单链〕 daan¹ lin⁶ {dān liàn}

1. single chain
2. refers to RNA as opposed to the double helix DNA

端粒 dyun¹ lap¹ {duān lì}

telomere, a protective DNA cap on a chromosome

核酸 hat⁶ syun¹ {hé suān}

1. nucleic acid
2. RNA or DNA

正意 zing³ ji³ {zhēng yì}

sense (in DNA)

胞嘧啶 baau¹ mat⁶ ding⁶ {bāo mì dìng}

cytosine nucleotide (C, pairs with guanine G 鳥嘌呤 in DNA and RNA)

喹諾酮〔-诺-〕 fui¹ nok⁶ tung⁴ {kuí nuò tóng}

quinolone (a hydroxylated quinoline, inhibiting the replication of bacterial DNA)

鹼基對〔碱-对〕 gaan² gei¹ deoi³ {jiǎn jī duì}

base pair (bp) consisting of two complementary nucleotides (adenine A 腺嘌呤 paired with thymine T 胸腺嘧啶 in DNA)

鳥嘌呤〔鸟--〕 niu⁵ piu¹ ling⁴ {niǎo piào lìng}

guanine nucleotide (G, pairs with cytosine C 胞嘧啶 in DNA and RNA)

腺嘌呤 sin³ piu¹ ling⁴ {xiàn piào lìng}

adenine nucleotide (A, pairs with thymine T 胸腺嘧啶 in DNA and with uracil U 尿嘧啶 in RNA)

遺傳基因〔遗传--〕 wai⁴ cyun⁴ gei¹ jan¹ {yí chuán jī yīn}

DNA; hereditary genes

鹼基配對〔碱--对〕 gaan² gei¹ pui³ deoi³ {jiǎn jī pèi duì}

1. base pairing (e.g. adenine A 腺嘌呤 pairs with thymine T 胸腺嘧啶 in DNA)
2. base pair

胸腺嘧啶 hung¹ sin³ mat⁶ ding⁶ {xiōng xiàn mì dìng}

thymine nucleotide (T, pairs with adenine A 腺嘌呤 in DNA)

雙鏈核酸〔双链--〕 soeng¹ lin⁴ hat⁶ syun¹ {shuāng liàn hé suān}

double chain nucleic acid (refer to the double helix DNA as opposed to single chain RNA 單鏈)

ＤＮＡ鑒定〔---鉴-〕 ＤＮＡ gaam³ ding⁶ {D N A jiàn dìng}

1. DNA test
2. DNA testing

鹼基互補配對〔碱--补-对〕 gaan² gei¹ wu⁶ bou² pui³ deoi³ {jiǎn jī hù bǔ pèi duì}

complementary base pairing e.g. adenine A 腺嘌呤 pairs with thymine T 胸腺嘧啶 in DNA

去氧核糖核酸 heoi³ joeng⁵ hat⁶ tong⁴ hat⁶ syun¹ {qù yǎng hé táng hé suān}

1. deoxyribonucleic acid
2. DNA

脫氧核糖核酸〔脱-----〕 tyut³ joeng⁵ hat⁶ tong⁴ hat⁶ syun¹ {tuō yǎng hé táng hé suān}

DNA

脫氧脫糖核酸〔脱-脱---〕 tyut³ joeng⁵ tyut³ tong⁴ hat⁶ syun¹ {tuō yǎng tuō táng hé suān}

deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)