Nucleic acid metabolism/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Nucleic acid metabolism.

Process by which nucleotides are synthesized and degraded, using an anabolic mechanism generally involving chemical reaction of phosphate, pentose sugar, and a nitrogenous base.

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