Adjective
nucleic (not comparable)
Referring to the nucleus of something.
Nucleic acids are found in the nuclei of cells.
It seems likely that most if not all the genetic information in any organism is carried by nucleic acid - usually by DNA, although certain small viruses use RNA as their genetic material. Francis Crick
It now seems certain that the amino acid sequence of any protein is determined by the sequence of bases in some region of a particular nucleic acid molecule. Francis Crick
All life is nucleic acid; the rest is commentary. Isaac Asimov
How is the base sequence, divided into codons? There is nothing in the backbone of the nucleic acid, which is perfectly regular, to show us how to group the bases into codons. Francis Crick
In this atmosphere I soon became interested in nucleic acids. Frederick Sanger
Start with a planet like the earth, with a complement of simple compounds bound to exist upon it, add the energy of a nearby sun, and you are bound to end with nucleic acids. You can't avoid it. Isaac Asimov