OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 6416

nucleic acid

/njuːˈkliː.ɪk ˈæsɪd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
ácido nucleico
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
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