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peptide nucleic acid

peptide nucleic acid noun: a synthetic organic polymer similar to DNA or RNA; the sugar backbone of nucleic acids is replaced by N-(2-aminoethyl)-glycine linked through peptide bonds - considered a possible precursor to RNA.

peptide nucleic acid: a synthetic organic polymer similar to DNA or RNA; the sugar backbone of nucleic acids is replaced...
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Noun

peptide nucleic acid (plural peptide nucleic acids)

  1. A synthetic organic polymer similar to DNA or RNA; the sugar backbone of nucleic acids is replaced by N-(2-aminoethyl)-glycine linked through peptide bonds - considered a possible precursor to RNA
    Synonyms:
    PNA

Synonyms of peptide nucleic acid

Forms of peptide nucleic acid

pluralpeptide nucleic acids

Questions about peptide nucleic acid

What does peptide nucleic acid mean?
Peptide nucleic acid means a synthetic organic polymer similar to DNA or RNA; the sugar backbone of nucleic acids is replaced by N-(2-aminoethyl)-glycine linked through peptide bonds - considered a possible precursor to RNA.
What part of speech is peptide nucleic acid?
Peptide nucleic acid is a noun.
What is the plural of peptide nucleic acid?
The plural of peptide nucleic acid is peptide nucleic acids.

Words near peptide nucleic acid in the dictionary

  1. peptide
  2. peptide bond
  3. peptide bonds
  4. peptide chain
  5. peptide chains
  6. peptide nucleic acid
  7. peptide nucleic acids
  8. peptidergic
  9. peptides
  10. peptidic
  11. peptidimer

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