What is the structure of nucleic acids?

DNA and RNA have great chemical similarities. In their primary structures both are linear polymers (multiple chemical units) composed of monomers (single chemical units), called nucleotides. Cellular RNAs range in length from less than one hundred to many thousands of nucleotides. read more

Nucleic Acids: DNA DNA is the cellular molecule that contains instructions for the performance of all cell functions. When a cell divides, its DNA is copied and passed from one cell generation to the next generation. read more

Nucleic acids are formed when nucleotides come together through phosphodiester linkages between the 5' and 3' carbon atoms. A Nucleic acid sequence is the order of nucleotides within a DNA (GACT) or RNA (GACU) molecule that is determined by a series of letters. read more

Nucleic acids are the main information-carrying molecules of the cell, and, by directing the process of protein synthesis, they determine the inherited characteristics of every living thing. The two main classes of nucleic acids are deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid . read more