Asked in BiologyGeneticsWhat does Din DNA stand for?June 17, 2015 10:54AMIt stands for "deoxy". This is because the sugar in DNA - deoxyribose has a lack of oxygen on the 2' carbon. In RNA however, this oxygen is present and the sugar is termed simply "ribose". I hope this answers your question. Asked in GeneticsDoesn't DNA stand for deoxyribonucleic acid Sorry for spelling? Asked in MicrobiologyWhat do the outside letters stand for when talking about DNA?