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Elli

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DNA's Chemical formula?
« on: October 23, 2005, 03:20:40 PM »
what is DNA's chemical formula? Does it even have one?
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Re:DNA's Chemical formula?
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2005, 03:24:01 PM »
CxHyOzNwPv : x,y,z,w,v being some arbitrary huge numbers
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Re:DNA's Chemical formula?
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2005, 11:17:22 AM »
there is no definite chemical formula for DNA --> it's a double helixpolymer, with the following residues:

deoxyribose - phosphate - nucleic acid.

Here the phosphate and the sugar are esterified.
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Re:DNA's Chemical formula?
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2005, 02:32:39 PM »
Quote from: Mitch on October 23, 2005, 03:24:01 PM
CxHyOzNwPv : x,y,z,w,v being some arbitrary huge numbers

And that would be just about it  ;D
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