nucleotide

IPA: nˈukɫiʌtaɪd

(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.

Examples of "nucleotide" in Sentences

Nucleotide synthesis and salvage.
Number of nucleotides in a codon.
Cyclic nucleotide binding domain.
Guanine nucleotide exchange factor.
Single nucleotide variation discovery.
The article states a that adenine...is a nucleotide.
JC69 is the simplest of the models of nucleotide substitution.
The composition of the nucleotides determines the melting temperature.
Single nucleotide polymorphisms are genetic variations on a single nucleotide.
Cyclic nucleotide metabolism in the human erythrocyte was proposed for deletion.