nucleic acid
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- A macromolecule consisting of polymerized nucleotides . Two forms are found, DNA and RNA. Nucleic acids may be linear or circularized, and single- or double-stranded. See: helix.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization - Cite This Source - This Definition - base pair, complementary, Complementary DNA or RNA, complementary entity, DNA, DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid), Palindrome, single-stranded nucleic acid, Viroid
- A large molecule composed of nucleotide subunits. See also: DNA
Human Genome Project - Cite This Source - This Definition - deoxyribonucleotide, Oligonucleotide, ribonucleotide, Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)