By Regina Bailey. Nucleic acids allow organisms to transfer genetic information from one generation to the next. There are two types of nucleic acids: deoxyribonucleic acid, better known as DNA and ribonucleic acid, better known as RNA.When a cell divides, its DNA is copied and passed from one cell generation to the next generation. DNA is organized into chromosomes and found within the nucleus of our cells.y Regina Bailey. Nucleic acids allow organisms to transfer genetic information from one generation to the next. There are two types of nucleic acids: deoxyribonucleic acid, better known as DNA and ribonucleic acid, better known as RNA.
A typical neuron consists of a cell body (soma), dendrites, and an axon. The term neurite is used to describe either a dendrite or an axon, particularly in its undifferentiated stage.
A nerve cell has three main components, its dendrites, its soma or body, and. its axon. The dendrites are a tree-like structure that form the main area where. axons of other cells make connections. The connections are anatomically spe-. cialized structures termed synapses (See Figure 3.1). Neurons are unlike other. cells in many ways but ones of the chief diï¬erences is that they are especially.