nucleotide

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Meronyms 1.2.3 Holonyms 1.2.4 See also 1.2.5 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Related terms

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From nucleo- (relating to the nucleus) + -ide (chemical suffix)

[edit] Noun

nucleotide (plural nucleotides)

1. (biochemistry) the monomer comprising 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.

[edit] Derived terms

cyclic nucleotide deoxynucleotide deoxyribonucleotide dideoxynucleotide dinucleotide internucleotide mononucleotide nucleotidyltransferase oligodeoxynucleotide

oligonucleotide polynucleotidase polynucleotide radionucleotide ribonucleotide tetranucleotide trinucleotide trinucleotide repeat disorder

[edit] Meronyms

• nucleobase

[edit] Holonyms

• codon
• DNA
• RNA

[edit] See also

• nucleoside
• Nucleobase
• DNA
• RNA

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

nucleotide m. (plural nucleotidi)

1. (biochemistry) nucleotide

[edit] Related terms

• nucleotidico