- 核糖核酸 hétánghésuān RNAribonucleic acid; a type of nucleic acid found in all living cells that is involved in the synthesis of proteins
- 脱氧核糖核酸 tuōyǎnghétánghésuān DNAdeoxyribonucleic acid; the primary substance in organisms that stores and transmits genetic information
- 核糖体 hétángtǐ ribosomeA small particle in a cell that serves as the site for protein synthesis.
- 脱氧核糖 tuōyǎnghétáng deoxyriboseA five-carbon sugar that is a key component of [[脱氧核糖核酸|脫氧核糖核酸|tuo1 yang3 he2 tang2 he2 suan1]]; it contains one less oxygen atom than [[核糖|核糖|he2 tang2]]
- 信使核糖核酸 xìnshǐhétánghésuān messenger RNAmessenger RNA (mRNA)
- 去氧核糖核酸 qùyǎnghétánghésuān DNAdeoxyribonucleic acid; the molecule that carries genetic information in all living things
- 去氧核糖 qùyǎnghétáng deoxyribosean aldopentose sugar that is a key component of DNA
