nucleic acids
Let an agent explain nucleic acids and their functions, relay structure, types and laboratory uses from molecular biology sources, describe the analogues and concepts the registry aliases name, and distinguish nucleic acids from nucleotides, genes, chromosomes and proteins.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain nucleic acids and their functions, relay structure, types and laboratory uses from molecular biology sources, describe the analogues and concepts the registry aliases name, and distinguish nucleic acids from nucleotides, genes, chromosomes and proteins.
Biopolymers made of nucleotide monomers, DNA and RNA, that store and transmit genetic information and catalyse and regulate cellular processes, along with synthetic analogues called xeno nucleic acids such as hexitol and glycol nucleic acids; related concepts in the registry aliases include nucleic acid probes used to detect sequences, episomes, which are DNA elements that replicate independently or integrate into chromosomes, R-loops, three-stranded DNA-RNA hybrid structures, and nucleic acid nomenclature conventions.
What it is for: Storing and expressing genetic information.
It can be explain structure and types; relay functions and methods; describe analogues and concepts; distinguish related molecules.
Distinguishing features
Nucleotide polymers
Genetic information
Base pairing
Natural and synthetic forms
What it looks like
Not a visible object; long molecular chains, visible as white strands when precipitated.
Physical character
DNA double helix described: 1953 year - Watson, Crick, Franklin, Wilkins
nucleic acid discovered: 1869 year - Friedrich Miescher
human genome: about 3.1 billion base pairs
How it is recognised
Polymers of nucleotides
DNA, RNA, hexitol and glycol nucleic acids, probes, episomes, R-loops
Nucleotides are monomers; genes are functional segments; chromosomes are packaged DNA; proteins are amino acid polymers
Related models
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includes -
is composed of -
In practice
Families and kinds
DNA
RNA including mRNA, tRNA and rRNA
xeno nucleic acids such as HNA and GNA
nucleic acid probes
episomes and plasmids
structures such as R-loops
Identifiers
MeSH D009696 Nucleic Acids
Standards and regulation
IUPAC-IUBMB nucleic acid nomenclature
Biosafety rules for recombinant nucleic acids
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing nucleic acids with genes
Registry aliases mixing molecules, tools and structures
Overstating synthetic biology claims
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What nucleic acids are.
Science.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What are nucleic acids, and how do they differ from nucleotides, genes, chromosomes and proteins? definition
- Is the question about structure, a type, a laboratory method or synthetic biology? boundary
Concepts
Related concepts.
Concepts
Concepts.
- What are hexitol and glycol nucleic acids, probes, episomes, R-loops and nucleic acid nomenclature? definition
- Which entry fits the specific concept? action
Biology Structure and function.
Science.
Structure
Structure.
Structure
Structure.
- How do DNA and RNA structures and base pairing work? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Function
Function.
Function
Function.
- How do nucleic acids store, copy and express genetic information? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Laboratory Methods and synthetic biology.
Application.
Methods
Methods.
Methods
Methods.
- How are probes, sequencing and PCR used to study nucleic acids? provenance
- Which entry fits DNA sequencing? action
XNA
Xeno nucleic acids.
XNA
XNA.
- What are xeno nucleic acids, and what research uses do they have? provenance
- Which entry fits xeno nucleic acid? action
Context History.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did Miescher, Avery, Franklin, Watson and Crick contribute? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of molecular biology? action
Structures
R-loops and episomes.
Structures
Structures.
- What are R-loops and episomes, and why do they matter? provenance
- Which entry fits R-loop? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should xeno nucleic acids and R-loops be separate primary entries?
- How should molecular biology sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming tools, elements and structures; should they be split off?