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sugar

(genetic biology)

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  • 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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