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Parent topics
- DNA [r]: A macromolecule — chemically, a nucleic acid — that stores genetic information. [e]
- RNA [r]: A polymer, made using the nucleotides of adenosine, guanosine, uridine and cytidine, that is used for a variety of biological functions in living systems. [e]
Subtopics
- Deoxyribose [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ribose [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Bases [r]: In the context of nucleic acids, the non-sugar part of nucleotides, which can be either a pyrimidine (usually cytosine, thymine, or uracil) or a purine (usually adenine or guanine). [e]
- Purine [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Pyrimidine [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Thymine [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Cytosine [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Uracil [r]: One of the four bases found in ribonucleic acid (RNA). [e]
- Nucleotide [r]: A repeating unit in nucleic acid polymers consisting of a purine or pyrimidine base, a pentose sugar, and a phosphate group. [e]
- Gene [r]: The functional unit of heredity. [e]
- Allele [r]: A specific sequence of a gene, and one of a pair in a diploid cell (one per chromosome). [e]
- Codon [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Hydrogen bond [r]: A non-covalent and non-ionic chemical bond involving a hydrogen atom and either Fluorine, Nitrogen, or Oxygen. [e]
- Nucleotide [r]: A repeating unit in nucleic acid polymers consisting of a purine or pyrimidine base, a pentose sugar, and a phosphate group. [e]
- RNA world hypothesis [r]: Proposes that a world filled with life based on ribonucleic acid (RNA) predated current life based on deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). [e]