What does nucleic acid do to your body?

Your own genetic information is duplicated every time one of your cells divides to form two cells. Furthermore, nucleic acids contain specific segments called genes that are responsible for producing every protein in your body. Expression of your genes controls the biological characteristics and function of your entire body. read more

The two main types of nucleic acids in your body are called deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA, and ribonucleic acid, RNA. There are several sub-types of RNA, including messenger RNA, mRNA, transfer RNA, tRNA, and ribosomal RNA, rRNA. Your nucleic acids are composed of building block units called nucleotides that are linked together in a chain. read more

Perhaps the most familiar function of a nucleic acid in the body is that of DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA contains the genetic code, which consists of the sum of all information a cell or organism requires to perform its functions. read more

Nucleic acid is a protein found in RNA and DNA to determine our genes. THEY ARE NOT proteins. Nucleic acids are what compose RNA and DNA. They store all of the information of your body and contain, if you will, the recipes necessary for the production of all the proteins in your body. Hope this helps. K. read more