Hoshi (æ) is a Japanese word which means star. It is also a surname. Hoshi (å¹²ã or ä¹¾ã) is an unrelated word meaning dried.. Hoshi (ä¿å¿) is a Japanese surname with a similar pronunciation. HÅshi (æ³å¸«) is unrelated to the preceding words, and pronounced differently. It is a technical term in Buddhism (see below).
DNA. DNA (or deoxyribonucleic acid) is the molecule that carries the genetic information in all cellular forms of life and some viruses. It belongs to a class of molecules called the nucleic acids, which are polynucleotides-that is, long chains of nucleotides. Each nucleotide consists of three components:
Nucleic acids are macromolecules that store, transmit and express the genetic information of a cell. There are two types of nucleic acids: deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). In most cells, DNA is the stored form of genetic information transmitted from one generation to the next. DNA is copied in a process called replication and transmitted to the daughter cells.