INTRODUCTION
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Macromolecules are large, complex molecules formed by the polymerization of smaller subunits (monomers).
They have high molecular weights and complex 3D structures.
1. INTRODUCTION TO MACROMOLECULES
1.5. Nucleic acid
Nucleic acids are the large macromolecules in the cells which are very long linear polymers, called polynucleotides.
They composed of nucleotides
A nucleotide contains: five-carbon sugar molecules
One or more phosphate groups
A nitrogenous base
DNA: A, T, G, C
RNA: A, U, G,C