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.
Men, women, and children are stripped naked and inspected like chattel, and later, lynched with impunity. â12 Years a Slave,â Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender, Is Mesmerizing Marlow Stern August 30, 2013. Within a century, chattel slavery ceased to exist in virtually every modern nation. How Blacks Freed Themselves from Slavery Eric Herschthal February 17, 2014. They can do without âanchor babiesâ and âself-deportation,â which make immigrants sound like chattel.