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sugar(genetic biology) |
- Grammar: noun
plural: sugars - Definition: an organic compound consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and belonging to the carbohydrates
- Example:
1. The code for proteins is held in the sequence of nucleotide bases that are lined up along the sugar phosphate backbone of DNA.
2. Agar, produced by seaweed, is a complex polysaccharide made up of the sugar galactose.
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