nucleotide.
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 & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English nucleo- English -ide English nucleotide From nucleo- (“relating to the nucleus”) + -ide (“chemical suffix”).
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