FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026

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General Information
Term	nucleic_acid	ID (Ontology)	SO:0000348 (Sequence Ontology)
Definition	An attribute describing a sequence consisting of nucleobases bound to repeating units. The forms found in nature are deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), where the repeating units are 2-deoxy-D-ribose rings connected to a phosphate backbone, and ribonucleic acid (RNA), where the repeating units are D-ribose rings connected to a phosphate backbone.
Also Known As	"nucleic acid"
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Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  sequence_attribute
   |__polymer_attribute
       |__nucleic_acid  381110 rec.
           |__DNA 191164 rec.
           |   |__cDNA(+) 9177 rec.
           |   |__genomic_DNA 4554 rec.
           |__GNA
           |   |__R_GNA
           |   |__S_GNA
           |__LNA
           |__morpholino_backbone
           |__PNA
           |__RNA 189946 rec.
           |__TNA

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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"nucleic acid" EXACT
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External Crossreferences & Linkouts
	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleic_acid "wiki"