nucleotide
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌtʰaɪd/
Noun

nucleotide (plural nucleotides)

  1. (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.
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