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Nucleotide - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Nucleotide : (noun)
1: a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural
unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Nucleotide : Nucleotide: A subunit of DNA or RNA. To form a DNA or RNA molecule, thousands of nucleotides are joined in a long chain.
Each nucleotide is divided into three parts (with apologies to Caesar): - A nitrogenous base (A, G, T, or C in DNA; A, G, U, or C in RNA),
- A phosphate molecule, and
- A sugar molecule
(deoxyribose in DNA and ribose in RNA).
A DNA oligonucleotide is a short piece of DNA composed of relatively few (oligo-) nucleotide bases.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Nucleotide |
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bullshitter23: My mind is a never ending DNA double helix with Nucleotide pairs. |
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research_papers: Tyrosine phosphorylation by Src within the cavity of the adenine Nucleotide translocase 1 regulates ADP/AT...: - http://tinyurl.com/y97f4fv |
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MediaTower: Melusin gene (ITGB1BP2) Nucleotide variations study in hypertensive and cardiopathic patients ... - http://bit.ly/8cdbDj - RT |
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