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30 concepts viewed through this lens. Bridge concepts connect this view to Algorithms, Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Bioinformatics….

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Nucleic acids

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At a glance

Nucleic acids are large biomolecules that are crucial in all cells and viruses.

Disciplines
Biology · Molecular Biology · Biochemistry
Role in the graph
Cross-disciplinary bridge — reaches Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics
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2 · 1 relation families
Mental models
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In this lens (30)

  • DNA19
    illuminated by this discipline
  • Protein14
    illuminated by this discipline
  • Metabolism9
    illuminated by this discipline
  • ATP6
    illuminated by this discipline
  • Catalysis6
    illuminated by this discipline

Bridge concepts (64)

Just outside the lens — they connect it to other context.

  • Cellular respiration5
    Biology, Chemistry · connects to ATP, Fermentation, Glycolytic process…
  • Glucose (sugar)3
    Biology, Chemistry, Nutrition Science, Organic Chemistry · connects to Carbohydrate, Fermentation, Glycolytic process
  • RNA3
    Biology, Molecular Biology · connects to DNA, Nucleic acids, Protein
  • Mitochondrion2
    Biology, Cell Biology · connects to ATP, NAD⁺ metabolism
  • Active transport1
    Biology, Cell Biology · connects to ATP

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Structural observations about the concepts shown here — descriptions of this graph, not claims about the world.

  • This view connects 22 disciplines: Algorithms, Astrobiology, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biology, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Communication Science, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Data Structures, Discrete Mathematics, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, History, Information Theory, Logic, Mathematics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Software Engineering, Theory of Computation.
  • Nucleic acids is a bridge concept — viewed here through Biochemistry, Biology, Molecular Biology.
  • The connections here span 5 relation families.
  • Information explains 7 concepts in this view (Algorithms, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biology, Cell Biology, Communication Science, Computer Science, Data Structures, Discrete Mathematics, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, History, Information Theory, Logic, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Software Engineering, Theory of Computation).

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By journey

From a Leaf to the ClimateWhy Music Moves UsHow Machines LearnReasoning about a Leaf and the Climate

Concept collections

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