Question

What are nucleic acid and their functions 1?

Answer 1

Nucleic acids are the biopolymers, or small 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.

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Answer 2

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The particles in the nucleus of the cell, responsible for heredity are called chromosomes. Chromosomes are made up of biomolecules, called Nucleic acid.

Nucleic acid are mainly of two types—

1. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
2. Ribonucleic acid (RNA)

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The function of nucleic acid have to do with the storage and expression of genetic information.

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