nucleic acid

Questions

How do you pronounce nucleic acid?

The recorded pronunciation is /nuˈkleɪ.ɪk ˈæsɪd/.

What does nucleic acid mean?

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

Where does nucleic acid come from?

nucleic + acid; named for the fact that in eukaryotes, some of the important actions of such acids are especially associated with the nucleus of the cell.

How to pronounce nucleic acid

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