Genetics: Analysis and Principles
Genetics: Analysis and Principles
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781259616020
Author: Robert J. Brooker Professor Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The term DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) sequence.

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Nucleic acid is the genetic material that stores genetic information of organisms. They are deoxyribonucleic acid (human) and ribonucleic acid (virus). Structurally, they are made up of nitrogenous bases connected to the sugar-phosphate backbone. Phosphodiester bond, hydrogen bond, and covalent bond hold the structure together.

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