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'''DNA''' ('''''Deoxyribonucleic acid''''') is the nucleic acid that serves as the basis for [[carbon]]-based life. The blueprint for a living organism, it codes for proteins. ([[DW]]: ''[[School Reunion]]'') | '''DNA''' ('''''Deoxyribonucleic acid''''') is the nucleic acid that serves as the basis for [[carbon]]-based life. The blueprint for a living organism, it codes for proteins. ([[DW]]: ''[[School Reunion]]'') | ||
While [[Human]]s have two strands, [[Time Lord]]s have three strands, and can have one set of strands for each regeneration. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of the World]]'') | While [[Human]]s have two strands, [[Time Lord]]s have three strands, and can have one set of strands for each regeneration. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of the World]]''). According to the Doctor in [[Frontier Worlds]] he has four strands, but only three as visible to non-temporally aligned scanners (therefore part of his DNA is linked to the Time Vortex). | ||
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Revision as of 22:52, 26 January 2010
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) is the nucleic acid that serves as the basis for carbon-based life. The blueprint for a living organism, it codes for proteins. (DW: School Reunion)
While Humans have two strands, Time Lords have three strands, and can have one set of strands for each regeneration. (DW: The End of the World). According to the Doctor in Frontier Worlds he has four strands, but only three as visible to non-temporally aligned scanners (therefore part of his DNA is linked to the Time Vortex).
