Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides

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Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides

Complex compounds of high molecular weight occurring in living cells. These are basically of two types, ribonucleic (RNA) and deoxyribonucleic (DNA) acids, both of which consist of nucleotides (nucleoside phosphates linked together by phosphate bridges).