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NUCLEOTIDE
nucleotide, base
(noun) a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nucleotide (plural nucleotides)
(biochemistry) The monomer constituting 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.
Meronyms
• nucleobase
Holonyms
• codon
• DNA
• RNA
Source: Wiktionary
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