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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Word of the Day

14 January 2025

SUCH

(adjective) of so extreme a degree or extent; “such weeping”; “so much weeping”; “such a help”; “such grief”; “never dreamed of such beauty”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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