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Category: Nucleic Acids

tRNA Activation

Core Concepts In this article, you will learn about tRNA activation, the enzymes that facilitate it, and the steps in the tRNA activation reaction. Concepts

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Biological Macromolecules

Core Concepts In this article, you will be able to describe the chemical composition and function of the four primary biological macromolecules: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins,

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gene expression

Gene Expression

Core Concepts This article will help you understand how the transcription of RNA molecules, which code for proteins or perform other roles as non-coding RNA

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nucleic acids

Nucleic Acids

Core Concepts In this article, you will be able to understand nucleic acids, their conformation and composition, their functions, and the different types. You will

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Nucleotides

Core Concepts Nucleotides are the building blocks of DNA and RNA and contain of three parts: phosphate, sugar, and a nitrogenous base. These three simple

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plasmids

Plasmids

Core Concepts In this article, you will learn to understand what plasmids are, the different types, and their applications in the medical and scientific world.

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RNA interference

RNA interference

Core Concepts – RNA Interference In this article, you will be able to understand how RNA interference works, and its benefits for human research. Topics

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Mutations

Core Concepts In this article, you will be able to understand what mutations are and how they occur. After reading this article you’ll know their

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genetic code diagram

Genetic Code in Biology

Core Concepts In this article, we learn about how the Genetic Code translates DNA triplets into proteins and deals with DNA mutations. Topics Covered in

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watson-crick base pairs

Watson and Crick Base Pairs

Core Concepts In this biochemistry tutorial, we learn all about Watson and Crick base pairs, including their importance, structure, and chemistry, as well as some

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Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)

Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)

Core Concepts In this tutorial, you will learn all about ribonucleic acid (RNA). We begin with an introduction to nucleic acids, which includes a comparison

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