BIOLOGY
NUCLEIC ACIDS
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Deoxyribonucleic acid
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Denitrogenous acid
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Deribonucleic acid
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Diribonucleic acid
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Detailed explanation-1: -Listen to pronunciation. (dee-OK-see-RY-boh-noo-KLAY-ik A-sid) The molecules inside cells that carry genetic information and pass it from one generation to the next. Also called DNA.
Detailed explanation-2: -Because of its structure, DNA is commonly referred to as deoxyribonucleic acid. The nucleic acid has a phosphate backbone with bases such as adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine, while the deoxyribose portion contains pentose sugar. The-OH group at position two of the sugar ring is absent in deoxyribose.
Detailed explanation-3: -The molecules inside cells that carry genetic information and pass it from one generation to the next. Also called DNA.
Detailed explanation-4: -Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) (National Human Genome Research Institute)
Detailed explanation-5: -Deoxyribonucleic acid-better known by the abbreviation DNA-is a large, complex molecule that allows cells to function and carries the genetic code that determines the traits of a living organism. DNA is in every cell of every living thing.