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[[File:DNAMolecule.png|right|300px|thumb|A [[diagram]] of a [[DNA]] [[molecule]] which is a '''nucleic acid'''.]]
 
A '''nucleic acid''' is an essential [[molecule]] inside a [[Cell (Biology)|cell]] that makes up the [[DNA]].
 
A '''nucleic acid''' is an essential [[molecule]] inside a [[Cell (Biology)|cell]] that makes up the [[DNA]].
  

Latest revision as of 09:44, 5 June 2019

Key Stage 4

Meaning

A diagram of a DNA molecule which is a nucleic acid.

A nucleic acid is an essential molecule inside a cell that makes up the DNA.

About Nucleic Acids

Both DNA and RNA are types of nucleic acids.
Nucleic Acids are a polymer molecule that can be made of millions of atoms.