Question

Name the nucleic acid present in a cell.

Answer 1

Nucleic acid:

1. Nucleic acids are long-chain polymeric molecules, the monomer (the repeating unit) is known as the nucleotides and hence sometimes nucleic acids are referred to as polynucleotides.
2. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) are two major types of nucleic acids.
3. DNA and RNA are responsible for the inheritance and transmission of specific characteristics from one generation to the other.
4. Nucleic acids are responsible for the synthesis of protein in our body.
5. DNA fingerprinting is a method used by forensic experts to determine paternity, which is based on the study of nucleic acid in cell.