Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that encodes an organism's genetic blueprint. In other words, DNA contains all of the information required to build and maintain an organism.
Chattel slavery, also called traditional slavery, is so named because people are treated as the chattel (personal property) of the owner and are bought and sold as if they were commodities. It is the least prevalent form of slavery in the world today.
(often pl) (property law) 1  chattel personal, an item of movable personal property, such as furniture, domestic animals, etc.  chattel real, an interest in land less than a freehold, such as a lease.