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aDNA

aDNA noun: any DNA sample recovered from biological samples not intended for DNA use, including historical and archeological samples.

Noun

aDNA (countable and uncountable, plural aDNAs)

  1. Any DNA sample recovered from biological samples not intended for DNA use, including historical and archeological samples.

Forms of aDNA

pluralaDNAs

Origin of aDNA

Initialism, from ancient DNA.

Questions about aDNA

What does aDNA mean?
ADNA means any DNA sample recovered from biological samples not intended for DNA use, including historical and archeological samples.
What part of speech is aDNA?
ADNA is a noun.
What is the plural of aDNA?
The plural of aDNA is aDNAs.

Words near aDNA in the dictionary

  1. ADMU
  2. admx.
  3. admynistre
  4. admynistres
  5. ADN
  6. aDNA
  7. Adnan
  8. Adnana
  9. Adnans
  10. aDNAs
  11. adnascence

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