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What are the 2 types of nucleic acids?


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Types of nucleic acids:

  1. The primary information-carrying molecules in a cell are nucleic acids, and by controlling the production of proteins, they define the inherited traits of every living organism.
  2. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA):
    1. It consists of biological instructions, which make each and every species unique from the other.
    2. It is made up of two linked strands.
    3. Each strand has a backbone made of phosphate and alternating sugar.
  3. Ribonucleic acid (RNA):
    1. It is present in all living cells.
    2. Its structures are similar to DNA, but most often it is single-stranded.
    3. The strand has a backbone made of sugar ribose and alternating groups of phosphate.

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