GDNA

Genomic deoxyribonucleic acid is often abbreviated as gDNA. [cite web
url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gDNA
title=gDNA - Definitions from Dictionary.com
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first=] The genome of an organism (encoded by gDNA) is the biological information of heredity which is passed from one generation of organism to the next. That genome is transcribed [cite web
url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcription_(genetics)
title= Transcription_(genetics) - Wikipedia] to produce RNAs, which are necessary for the function of the organism. Some RNA is processed by splicing [cite web|url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNA_splicing
title= RNA splicing - Wikipedia] to remove introns, leaving the exons in the mature messenger RNA (mRNA). The mature mRNA may then be translated by the ribosome into protein.

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