NUCLEOTIDE


Meaning of NUCLEOTIDE in English

A subunit of DNA or RNA. A nucleotide consists of 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). Thousands of nucleotides are linked to form a DNA or RNA molecule.

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