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How to Say "genetic material" in Spanish

The Spanish word forgenetic materialis adnB2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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adn

nounB2
Biology
A simplistic illustration of a spiraling double helix structure, colored blue and green, representing a DNA molecule.

Examples

La policía usó muestras de adn para identificar al sospechoso.

The police used DNA samples to identify the suspect.

Cada célula de nuestro cuerpo contiene una copia de nuestro adn.

Every cell in our body contains a copy of our DNA.

Masculine Acronym

Even though 'ADN' is a long name, it is always treated as masculine in Spanish, using 'el' or 'un': 'el adn'.

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