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Lesson: Chapter 1 — The Chemical Basis of Life

1.4. Nucleic acids 1 of 10

Question 1

What is the building unit of a nucleic acid?

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Nucleotides. A nucleic acid is a group of biological molecules formed when a great many nucleotides join together linearly — in a line.

That linear arrangement matters. It is the order along the line that carries the genetic information, the way the order of letters carries the meaning of a sentence.

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