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nucleobase

English

Etymology

nucleo- +? base

Noun

nucleobase (plural nucleobases)

  1. (biochemistry) The base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.

Hyponyms

  • thymine
  • uracil
  • adenine
  • cytosine
  • guanine
  • See also Thesaurus:nucleobase

Holonyms

  • nucleic acid

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nucleotide

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?n(j)u(?)kli??t?a?d/

Noun

nucleotide (plural nucleotides)

  1. (biochemistry) The monomer constituting 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.

Hyponyms

  • adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
  • adenylate
  • guanylate
  • cytidylate
  • thymidylate
  • uridylate

Meronyms

  • nucleobase

Holonyms

  • codon
  • DNA
  • RNA

Derived terms

Translations

See also

  • nucleoside
  • nucleobase
  • DNA
  • RNA

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nu.kle.o?ti.de/
  • Rhymes: -ide

Noun

nucleotide m (plural nucleotidi)

  1. (biochemistry) nucleotide

Related terms

  • nucleotidico
  • ribonucleotide

nucleotide From the web:

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  • what nucleotides pair together
  • what nucleotide is not found in dna
  • what nucleotides are purines
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