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peptide nucleic acids

peptide nucleic acids is the plural of peptide nucleic acid.

Meaning of peptide nucleic acid

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

Questions about peptide nucleic acids

What is peptide nucleic acids the plural of?
Peptide nucleic acids is the plural of peptide nucleic acid.

Words near peptide nucleic acids in the dictionary

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

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