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nucleotide
[ noo-klee-uh-tahyd, nyoo- ]
noun
- 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
/ ˈnjuːklɪəˌtaɪd /
noun
- biochem a compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to phosphoric acid. Nucleic acids are made up of long chains (polynucleotides) of such compounds
nucleotide
/ no̅o̅′klē-ə-tīd′ /
- 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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- inter·nucle·o·tide adjective
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The team can retrieve specific files by adding complementary nucleotide sequences, or primers, corresponding to an individual file’s label.
Each strand of DNA includes an identifying sequence that matches a short sequence of nucleotides called a PCR primer.
In the study, the team manipulated the PCSK9 gene by changing a single nucleotide from A to G at a specific location.
Each strand acts as a template for a new molecule, built by matching the nucleotides on one strand with new nucleotides.
The information-carry subunits of the molecules are known as nucleotides.
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