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nucleotide
[ noo-klee-uh-tahyd, nyoo- ]
noun
- any of a group of molecules that, when linked together, form the building blocks of DNA or RNA: composed of a phosphate group, the bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine, and a pentose sugar, in RNA the thymine base being replaced by uracil.
nucleotide
/ ˈːɪəˌٲɪ /
noun
- biochem a compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to phosphoric acid. Nucleic acids are made up of long chains (polynucleotides) of such compounds
nucleotide
/ Դ̅̅′ŧ-ə-ī′ /
- Any of a group of organic compounds composed of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group. Nucleotides are the basic building blocks of nucleic acids.
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Amino acids, which make up proteins, or nucleotides, which make up DNA and RNA, are the same way.
Normally, uridine nucleotides would be made and consumed to help make the genetic letter codes and fuel cell metabolism.
One way to capture eRNA is to add a nucleotide to cells that halts transcription when incorporated into RNA.
BoNE allowed the team to establish the cause of the Yorkshire syndrome -- and pinpoint a specific single nucleotide polymorphism that is protective.
Notably, the increase in activity was specific to increasing concentrations of ATP or histidine; no changes were observed in response to other nucleotide triphosphates or amino acids.
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