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How many types of nucleic acids are found in living systems?


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Nucleic acids:

  1. Nucleic acids are large biomolecules that serve as the primary information-carrying molecules in cells and make up the genetic material.
  2. The two main types of nucleic acids are deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA).
  3. DNA is the genetic material found in the nucleus of eukaryotes and the organelles, chloroplasts, and mitochondria. In prokaryotes, the DNA is not enclosed in a membranous envelope.
  4. The other type of nucleic acid, RNA, is mostly involved in protein synthesis. mRNA, rRNA, tRNA, and microRNA are the types of RNA

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