Your cells contain two types of nucleic acids, ribonucleic acid and deoxyribonucleic acid, or RNA and DNA, respectively. They differ from the other macronutrients in that they are not a source of calories in your diet, and their role is strictly to direct the synthesis of new protein molecules.
The definition of a postgraduate is a student who is studying a subject beyond the college level when he already has a college degree. Someone attending medical school is an example of a postgraduate.
In medieval universities, a masterâs degree or doctorate often took 12 years to complete. Blimey! Thankfully though, nowadays you can get a postgraduate qualification in a much shorter time. Generally, a postgraduate degree is a degree which you study for once you have finished a bachelorâs degree. Some postgraduate degrees require the completion of particular bachelorâs degree, others donât. Currently, approximately 540,000 students are enrolled on postgraduate programmes in the UK.