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	Review Education Modules Gaining Efficiencies in Laboratory Workflow Continuing Education Certification				Fundamental Molecular Concepts Molecular diagnostics are based on the detection of specific sequences of nucleic acid contained in microorganisms There are two types of nucleic acid molecules, which are composed of strands of bases linked end-to-end DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) Double stranded; forms the double helix structure with matching base pairs A-T C-G RNA (ribonucleic acid) Single stranded DNA is the information storage molecule in all living cells and is the primary component of chromosomes RNA is the intermediate "messenger" that carries and translates the information for construction of a functional protein Previous | 59 | Next

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