For population 25 years and over in Bethpage: 1  High school or higher: 92.9%. 2  Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.4%. 3  Graduate or professional degree: 13.6%. 4  Unemployed: 2.5%. 5  Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.1 minutes.
DNA, short for deoxyribonucleic acid, is the molecule that contains the genetic code of organisms. This includes animals, plants, protists, archaea and bacteria. DNA is in each cell in the organism and tells cells what proteins to make. Mostly, these proteins are enzymes.
In eukaryotic cells, the DNA is contained in the nucleus (where it is bound to proteins known as histones) and in mitochondria and chloroplasts. In the presence of the enzyme DNA polymerase and appropriate nucleotides, DNA can replicate itself. DNA also serves as a template for the synthesis of RNA in the presence of RNA polymerase. Compare RNA.