Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780190209896
Author: Trudy McKee, James R. McKee
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Definition of the following biological terminologies:

(a) DNA

(b) RNA

(c) double helix

(d) genome

(e) transcription

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The two nucleic acids that is found in living organisms are deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). The structure of DNA was found to be in the form of a double helix. The entire set of genes in an organism represents its genome. The process of formation of mRNA (messenger RNA) molecule from the double-stranded DNA is known as transcription.

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