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Jigneshbharati Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Structural domain

Explanation:
"A DNA molecule has two primary structural domains: the DNA backbone and the DNA bases. Recall that all DNA molecules are made from nucleotides. One nucleotide of a DNA molecule consists of a phosphate group, a pentose (five-carbon) sugar called deoxyribose, and a nitrogenous base (adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine). Several of these nucleotide monomers are joined together by phosphodiester bonds to create a DNA molecule."
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Please explain the meaning of "domain" in "structural domain"

  

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You need an organic chemist for this, but I will try. The writer has used "structural domain" loosely. Very loosely.

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  • You need an organic chemist for this, but I will try.
  • The writer has used "structural domain" loosely.
  • Very loosely.
  • This term normally applies to proteins and means a section of the protein that can exist as a unit alone.
  • I think we must interpret "structural domain" literally in your sentence and not as a term from organic chemistry.
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You need an organic chemist for this, but I will try.

The writer has used "structural domain" loosely. Very loosely. This term normally applies to proteins and means a section of the protein that can exist as a unit alone. I think we must interpret "structural domain" literally in your sentence and not as a term from organic chemistry. I might change it to "two primary structural element

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JigneshbharatiA DNA molecule has two primary structural domains: ...

domains ~ parts ~ components

CJ

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