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nucleic acid

noun as in DNA

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The raw materials for this part of the vaccine are the individual nucleic acids as well as reagents and other chemicals needed to control the chemical reactions that put everything together.

Protein sequences, or nucleic acid sequences, develop over time.

These were synthetic nucleic acids to be added to the mixture of other reagents.

These nucleic acid vaccines, which use cells’ existing infrastructure to manufacture their own medicine, appear poised to kickstart new era of rapid-response vaccine development.

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They can carry big molecular cargo like mRNA and other nucleic acids and deliver them with specificity.

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Of the four basic components on the right, thymine occurs in the nucleic acid from the thymus gland.

Yeast is rich in nucleic acid, but this has not found any special applications.

We have found substantial evidence which demonstrates that there is no interconversion of the two types of nucleic acid.

Desoxyribose nucleic acid in the symbiotic microorganisms of the cockroach, Blattella germanica.

The synthesis of both types of nucleic acid are independent of each other.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to nucleic acid, such as: chromosome, gene, heredity, rna, and genetic code.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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