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nucleotide

[ noo-klee-uh-tahyd, nyoo- ]

noun

Biochemistry.
  1. 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

  1. biochem a compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to phosphoric acid. Nucleic acids are made up of long chains (polynucleotides) of such compounds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

nucleotide

/ Դ̅̅ŧ-ə-ī′ /

  1. 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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nucleotide1

First recorded in 1905–10; alteration of nucleoside
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of nucleotide1

C20: from nucleo- + t (added for ease of pronunciation) + -ide
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Example Sentences

Amino acids, which make up proteins, or nucleotides, which make up DNA and RNA, are the same way.

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Normally, uridine nucleotides would be made and consumed to help make the genetic letter codes and fuel cell metabolism.

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One way to capture eRNA is to add a nucleotide to cells that halts transcription when incorporated into RNA.

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BoNE allowed the team to establish the cause of the Yorkshire syndrome -- and pinpoint a specific single nucleotide polymorphism that is protective.

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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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