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Andrew Bloomenthal has 20+ years of editorial experience as a financial journalist and as a financial services marketing writer. Thomas J. Brock is a CFA and CPA with more than 20 years of experience ...

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Nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) are polymers of nucleotides – each nucleotide consists of a pentose sugar, a phosphate group and one of the nitrogenous bases (purines and pyrimidines). Nucleic acids ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Erika Rasure is globally-recognized as a leading consumer economics subject matter expert, ...