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noun
- (context, biochemistry, genetics) Any acidic, chainlike biological macromolecule consisting of multiply repeat units of phosphoric acid, sugar and purine and pyrimidine bases; they are involved in the preservation, replication and expression of hereditary information in every living cell
Translations: - French: Acide nucléique
- German: Nukleinsí¤ure
- Spanish: í�cido nucleico
Etymology: nucleic (of the nucleus) + acid
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