nucleic acid

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

nucleic (of the nucleus) + acid

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /njuːˈkliː.ɪk ˈæsɪd/, /njuːˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/
• (US) IPA: /nuˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/
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[edit] Noun

nucleic acid (plural nucleic acids)

1. (biochemistry, genetics) 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

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[edit] See also

• DNA
• RNA
• nucleoside
• nucleotide