dnainstructions
nounUK /ˌdiː.en.ˈeɪ ɪnˈstrʌk.ʃənz/
US /ˌdiː.en.ˈeɪ ɪnˈstrʌk.ʃənz/
DNA instructions are the special codes inside living things that tell their bodies how to grow and work.
The DNA instructions in a seed tell the plant how to make leaves and flowers.
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2. The set of rules stored in DNA that control how proteins are made.
Scientists studied the DNA instructions for making a certain protein.
3. Information passed from parents to children through genes.
Eye color comes from DNA instructions you get from your parents.
4. A sequence of chemical letters in DNA that carries a message.
The lab read the DNA instructions letter by letter.