Peptide-nucleic-acid Definition

noun

(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.

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Singular:
peptide-nucleic-acid
Plural:
peptide nucleic acids

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