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| nucleic acid definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | (biochemistry) any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotid chains that are vital constituents of all living cells | 44 sets | |
| 2 | an organic compound, either rna or dna, whose molecules are made up of one or two chains of nucleotides and carry genetic information | 40 sets | |
| 3 | macromolecule containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus | 37 sets | |
| 4 | a polymer (polynucleotide) consisting of many nucleotide monomers; serves as a blueprint for proteins and, through the actions of proteins, for all cellular activities. the two types are dna and rna. | 17 sets | |
| 5 | complex biomolecules, such as rna and dna, that store cellular information in cells in the form of a code | 15 sets | |
| 6 | a long chain of smaller molecules called nucleotides | 13 sets | |
| 7 | a molecule made up of subunits called nucleotides | 11 sets | |
| 8 | polymer consisting of a long chain nucleotides | 11 sets | |
| 9 | very large organic molecule made of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and phosphorus, that contains the instructions cells need to carry out all the functions of life | 9 sets | |
| 10 | contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorous; involved in protein synthesis | 9 sets | |
| 11 | a polymer (polynucleotide) consisting of many nucleotide monomers; serves as a blueprint for proteins and, through the actions of proteins, for all cellular activities. the types are dna and rna. | 9 sets | |
| 12 | organic molecule made of nucleotides; stores hereditary information for cell function; dna or rna | 8 sets | |
| 13 | very large organic molecule made of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and phosphorus, that contains the instructions cells need to carry out all the functions of life. | 7 sets | |
| 14 | macromolecules containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus | 7 sets | |
| 15 | macromolecules that store and transmit hereditary, or genetic, information | 7 sets | |
| 16 | a complex biomolecule that stores cellular information in the form of a code | 6 sets | |
| 17 | macromolecule containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon and phosphorous; dna and rna are examples | 6 sets | |
| 18 | an organic macromolecule that stores genetic information | 6 sets | |
| 19 | any of a group of complex compounds found in all living cells and viruses, composed of purines, pyrimidines, carbohydrates, and phosphoric acid. nucleic acids in the form of dna and rna control cellular function and heredity. | 5 sets | |
| 20 | macromolecule containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus | 5 sets | |
| 21 | information storage molecule that provide the directions for building proteins, stores hereditary information, directs all cell activity | 5 sets | |
| 22 | a long chain of smaller molecules called nucleotides. | 5 sets | |
| 23 | complex macromolecules, such as rna and dna, that store genetic information in cells in the form of a code. | 4 sets | |
| 24 | long chain of smaller molecules | 4 sets | |
| 25 | very large and complex organic molecules that store and transfer important information in the cell | 4 sets | |
| 26 | a polymer consisting of many nucleotide monomers; serves as a blueprint for proteins and, through the actions of proteins, for all cellular structures and activities; two types are dna and rna. | 4 sets | |
| 27 | an organic compound, either rna or dna, whose molecules are made up of one or two chains of nucleotides and carry genetic information. | 4 sets | |
| 28 | any of various macromolecules composed of nucleotid chains that are vital constituents of all living cells | 4 sets | |
| 29 | very long organic molecules made of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and phosphorus. | 4 sets | |
| 30 | a molecule consisting of many nucleotides which in turn, form a polynucleotide chain; dna and rna examples of this. | 3 sets | |
| 31 | a polymer consisting of many nucleotide monomers. | 3 sets | |
| 32 | a biochemical that stores information needed to build proteins and other nucleic acids; made up of subunits called nucleotides | 3 sets | |
| 33 | complex macromolecules, such as rna and dna, that store genetic information in cells in the form of a code | 3 sets | |
| 34 | macromolecule containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorous | 3 sets | |
| 35 | biomolecular that stores cellular information in the form of a code. | 3 sets | |
| 36 | a long chain of smaller molecules | 3 sets | |
| 37 | complex biomolecule that stores cellular information in the form of a code | 3 sets | |
| 38 | very large organic molecule made of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and phosphorus, that contains the instructions cells need to carry out all the functions of life p29 | 3 sets | |
| 39 | dna or rna | 3 sets | |
| 40 | organic molecule that stores/carries hereditary information; dna and rna | 3 sets | |