English
Etymology
From nucleo- (relating to the nucleus) + -ide (chemical suffix)
Noun
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nucleotide
- biochemistry the monomer comprising DNA or RNA biopolymer molecules. Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine; a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA); and a phosphate group.
See also
Nucleoside
Nucleobase
DNA
RNA
Translations
Finnish: nukleotidi
Japanese: ������ (nukureochido)
Portuguese: nucleotÃdeo m
Romanian: nucleotide
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