"peptide nucleic acid" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: peptide nucleic acids [plural]
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  1. (biochemistry) 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 Wikipedia link: peptide nucleic acid Categories (topical): Biochemistry Synonyms: PNA [abbreviation] Related terms: nucleic acid, ribonucleic acid (alt: RNA), deoxyribonucleic acid (english: DNA), glycol nucleic acid (alt: GNA), threose nucleic acid (alt: TNA)
    Sense id: en-peptide_nucleic_acid-en-noun-qBXfyRcV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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