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nucleic acids

[ (nooh-klee-ik) ]
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Organic molecule (see also organic molecule) found in the nuclei of cells. DNA and RNA, the best-known nucleic acids, govern heredity and the chemical processes in the cell.

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nucleating agent, nucleation, nuclei, nucleic acid, nucleic-acid probe, nucleic acids, nucleiform, nuclein, nuclei nervi vestibulocochlearis, nuclei of origin, nucleo-
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Words related to nucleic acids

heredity, gene, chromosome, genetic code, nucleic acid