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Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids. Definitions Nucleic acids are polymers of nucleotides In eukaryotic cells nucleic acids are either: Deoxyribose nucleic.
Nucleic Acids, DNA Replication, and Protein Synthesis November 3, 2007 Bio099 Timberlake Chapter 17 Martinin Pages 54-55.
Nucleic Acids. Copyright © 2005 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings Concept 5.5: Nucleic acids store and transmit hereditary information.
A Glance on Genetics - II. In this presentation…… Part 1 – DNA Part 2 – RNA Part 3 – Operations on Genes.
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