nucleotides

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1. The molecules that form the basic modular structure of the double helix of the DNA molecule. A nucleotide consists of three molecules — a sugar, a phosphate group, and a molecule called a base. If the double helix is a twisted ladder, the sugar and phosphates form the sides of the ladder and pairs of bases form the rungs. There are four different bases, usually abbreviated A, C, G, and T for adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine). The order of bases in DNA determines the genetic code.

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"The ammonia goes into amino acids and nucleotides, both of which tumor cells depend on for growth," said Zong.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2026

Life also depends on membranes, nucleobases, and nucleotides.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 21, 2026

Amino acids, which make up proteins, or nucleotides, which make up DNA and RNA, are the same way.

From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2025

Normally, uridine nucleotides would be made and consumed to help make the genetic letter codes and fuel cell metabolism.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2024

It is the sequence or ordering of the nucleotides along either of the constituent strands that is the language of life.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan