This article was originally published with the title “ The Nucleotide Sequence of a Nucleic Acid ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 214 No. 2 (February 1966), p. 30 doi:10.1038 ...

Nucleic acids are polymers, which are large molecules made ... DNA is composed of repeating units called nucelotides or nucleotide bases. DNA polymerase is responsible for the process of DNA ...

Nucleic acids are complex biological molecules that store and transmit genetic information in all living organisms. They are essential for the survival and reproduction of life on Earth. The two main ...

Levene proposed that nucleic acids were composed of a series of nucleotides, and that each nucleotide was in turn composed of just one of four nitrogen-containing bases, a sugar molecule ...