Nucleic Acids

DNA and RNA are nucleic acids that carry out cellular processes, especially the regulation and expression of genes.

The DNA double helix looks like a twisted staircase, with the sugar and phosphate backbone surrounding complementary nitrogen bases.

DNA packaging is an important process in living cells. Without it, a cell is not able to accommodate the large amount of DNA that is stored inside.

RNA is the nucleic acid that makes proteins from the code provided by DNA through the processes of transcription and translation.