Term Name: nucleic acid catabolic process
Synonyms:
Definition: The cellular DNA metabolic process resulting in the breakdown of a nucleic acid.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0141188]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: macromolecule catabolic process nucleic acid metabolic process nucleobase-containing compound catabolic process
has subtype: DNA catabolic process RNA catabolic process