Nucleotide
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌtaɪd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nucleotide is a noun meaning (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.
Meaning
(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.
Example Sentences
Magid draws […] a diagram depicting a restriction enzyme cutting neatly through a sequence of nucleotides.
With a genome of only 400 million or so nucleotide bases, the pufferfish, Fugu rubripes rubripes, has the smallest known genome of any vertebrate animal. […] But the region of DNA between the landmarks can be a million or more nucleotides long.
Word Forms
- nucleotides
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gene, sequence, ribonucleotide, deoxyribonucleotide, adenylate, mononucleotide.
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