Bloodline vs. Dna — What's the Difference?

Direct line of descent; pedigree.

Deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material which is present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.

The abstract link between a person and their ancestors.

A nucleic acid that carries the genetic information in cells and some viruses, consisting of two long chains of nucleotides twisted into a double helix and joined by hydrogen bonds between the complementary bases adenine and thymine or cytosine and guanine. DNA sequences are replicated by the cell prior to cell division and may include genes, intergenic spacers, and regions that bind to regulatory proteins.

The pedigree of an animal.

Alternative form of DNA

By extension, the predecessors of a particular item or product.

Abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid; - more commonly used than the full name. See also RNA.

The descendants of one individual;

(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information;

Ancestry of a purebred animal