nucleic acid

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Any acidic, chainlike biological macromolecule consisting of multiply repeat units of phosphoric acid, sugar and purine and pyrimidine bases; they are involved in the preservation, replication and expression of hereditary information in every living cell
Is an organic compound composed primarily of different combinations of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus They are very complex compounds being created by the atomic linking of thousands of individual atoms DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid, the genetic blueprint of life, is an example of a nucleic acid
One of the family of molecules which includes the DNA and RNA molecules Nucleic acids were so named because they were originally discovered within the nucleus of cells, but they have since been found to exist outside the nucleus as well Source : PhRMA Genomics
DNA, RNA or a hybrid DNA: RNA molecule
a group of complex compounds found in all living cells and viruses, composed of purines, pyrimidines, carbohydrates, and phosphoric acid
A molecule of very high molecular weight used to store and process the genetic information in cells
Nucleic acid is either of two organic acids, DNA or RNA, present in the nucleus and in some cases the cytoplasm of all living cells Their main functions are in heredity and protein synthesis
Substance of the DNA molecule
A polymer of nucleotides, see also DNA and RNA
A large molecule composed of nucleotide sub units
(biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotid chains that are vital constituents of all living cells
The genetic component of cells (see DNA), but also important for cellular energy metabolism, signaling, and protein biosynthesis (see RNA)
核酸, A large molecule composed of nucleotide subunits
Large molecules made up of nucleotide bases
A biopolymer containing three types of monomer units: heterocyclic aromatic amine bases derived from purine and pyrimidine, the monosaccharides D-ribose or 2-deoxy-D-ribose, and phosphoric acid
one of the family of molecules which constitute the building blocks of DNA and RNA molecules
Nucleic acids are complex chemical substances, such as DNA, which are found in living cells. one of the two acids, DNA and RNA, that exist in the cells of all living things (nucleus). Any of the organic compounds making up the genetic material of living cells. Nucleic acids direct the course of protein synthesis, thereby regulating all cell activities. Their transmission from one generation to the next is the basis of heredity. The two main types, DNA and RNA, are composed of similar materials but differ in structure and function. Both are long chains of repeating nucleotides. The sequence of purines and pyrimidines (bases) adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and either thymine (T; in DNA) or uracil (U; in RNA) in the nucleotides, in groups of three (triplets, or codons), constitutes the genetic code
Large, chainlike molecule of phosphric acid, sugar and purine and pyrimidine bases
A macromolecule composed of linear sequences of nucleotides that perform several functions in living cells, e g , the storage of genetic information and its transfer from one generation to the next DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), the expression of this information in protein synthesis (mRNA, tRNA) and may act as functional components of subcellular units such as ribosomes (rRNA) [IUPAC Medicinal Chemistry]
A biological molecule composed of a long chain of nucleotides DNA is made of thousands of four different nucleotides repeated randomly
DNA or RNA
A nucleotide polymer that DNA and RNA are major types
A large molecule composed of nucleotide subunits See also: DNA
A large molecule composed of nucleotide subunits
general terms for a class of compounds containing ribonucleic acid (RNA) and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA); consist of single or double strands of four or five nucleotide bases linked together in long chains; contain the genetic code of instructions for all living cells
DNA and RNA, molecules made up of nucleotides that carry genetic information
Organic substance, found in all living cells, in which the hereditary information is stored and from which it can be transferred Nucleic acid molecules are long chains that generally occur in combination with proteins The two chief types are DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), found mainly in cell nuclei, and RNA (ribonucleic acid), found mostly in cytoplasm Each nucleic acid chain is composed of subunits called nucleotides, each containing a sugar, a phosphate group, and one of four bases
polymeric molecules in which the repeating unit is a nucleotide (DNA and RNA)

Related Terms

alien nucleic acid
Any nucleic acid composed of bases other than adenine, guanine, thymine, uracil and cytosine and/or sugars other than ribose and deoxyribose, that could form a basis of extraterrestrial carbon-based life
nucleic acids
plural form of nucleic acid
nucleic acids
acids that comprise part of the DNA, acids that make up hereditary apparatus
nucleic acid

    Hyphenation

    nucleic ac·id

    Turkish pronunciation

    nukleyîk äsıd

    Pronunciation

    /no͞oˈklāək ˈasəd/ /nuːˈkleɪɪk ˈæsəd/

    Etymology

    () nucleic (of the nucleus) + acid
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