What makes RNA a unique nucleic acid?
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What makes RNA a unique nucleic acid?
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One of the most important organic substances that are found within all living cells are nuclei acids. Nucleic acids make up the genetic code of an organism, such as deoxyribonucleic acids and ribonucleic acids.
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View this answerRNA, or ribonucleic acid, is a unique nucleic acid because of two main things. First, it is only a single strand of genetic code, rather than two...
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Chapter 14 / Lesson 6RNA is a one-strand polymeric molecule that is vital to genetic coding, decoding, and regulation. In this lesson, define RNA by distinguishing the three types, their functions, and other functions of RNA as an enzyme.