nucleic acids

A form of nucleic acid — Any acidic, chainlike biological macromolecule consisting of multiple 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

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of nucleic acid
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