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Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides
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Complex compounds of high molecular weight occurring in living cells. These are basically of two types, ribonucleic (RNA) and deoxyribonucleic (DNA) acids, both of which consist of nucleotides (nucleoside phosphates linked together by phosphate bridges). |
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Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides Categories.
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Antisense Elements (Genetics) - Nucleic acids which hybridize to complementary sequences in other target nucleic acids causing the function of the latter to be affected. |
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Nucleic Acid Precursors - Use for nucleic acid precursors in general or for which there is no specific heading. |
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Nucleic Acids - High molecular weight polymers containing a mixture of purine and pyrimidine nucleotides chained together by ribose or deoxyribose linkages. |
Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides Definitions and Terms
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