Question

define nucleic acids??​

Answer 1

Defination-

♻Nucleic acids are the main information-carrying molecules of the cell, and, by directing the process of protein synthesis, they determine the inherited characteristics of every living thing.

♻The two main classes of nucleic acids are deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA).

Explanation:

Examples-

♻Two examples of nucleic acids include deoxyribonucleic acid (better known as DNA) and ribonucleic acid (better known as RNA).

♻These molecules are composed of long strands of nucleotides held together by covalent bonds. Nucleic acids can be found within the nucleus and cytoplasm of our cells

Name Orgin-

♻Nucleic acids were so named because they were first found in the nucleus of cells, but they have since been discovered also to exist outside the nucleus.

♻DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) which contains the hereditary information in humans and.

Answer 2

Explanation:

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Nucleic acids are the biopolymers, or large biomolecules, essential to all known forms of life. The term nucleic acid is the overall name for DNA and RNA. They are composed of nucleotides, which are the monomers made of three components: a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base.