National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters
Non-Traditional Careers
Careers in which fewer than 25 percent of the workforce is of one gender. There are many pros and cons for job-seekers considering working in a non-traditional career path.
Nucleic acid
A biological molecule composed of a long chain of nucleotides. DNA is made of thousands of four different nucleotides repeated randomly.
Nucleotide
A compound made up of these three components: a sugar, phosphate and a nitrogen-containing base. Found as individual molecules (e.g., ATP, the "energy molecule"), or as many nucleotides linked together in a chain (nucleic acid such as DNA).
