in what part of dna is genetic information located
DNA. Genetic information is stored within the chemical structure of the molecule DNA. The molecule consists of: 1  Two backbones, which spiral around each other in the well-known double helix formation.2  Strings of four chemicals, called bases, running along the backbones.hile 'gene' refers specifically to a protein coding sequence of DNA, the word 'genome' encompasses the entire set of genetic information, which includes sequences involved in gene regulation, and sequences with unknown functions.