meaning of nucleic acid
1. biochemistry a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information; "DNA is the king of
">molecules"
Related Words
deoxyribonucleic acid | desoxyribonucleic acid | nucleic acid | recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid | ribonucleic acid |