What is DNA, and how does it function in cells?

DNA, short for deoxyribonucleic acid, is present in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells and floats around in the cytoplasm of prokaryotic cells. DNA produces blueprints which RNA carry out to ribosomes to code for protein. You can say that DNA passes genetic material through generations.

DNA is deoxynbo nucleic acid The major function of DNA is to encode the sequence of amino acid residues in proteins, using the genetic code. To read the genetic code, cells make a copy of a stretch of DNA in the nucleic acid RNA.