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Nucleotide Definition & Meaning

nucleotide
noun
  1. a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)

"Nucleotide" in song lyrics

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  • "adenine nucleotide"
    AOL — AOL
  • "define nucleotide"
    AOL — AOL
  • "one difference between a dna molecule and a rna molecule is that the rna nucleotide"
    AOL — AOL

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Frequently asked questions

What does nucleotide mean?
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
What part of speech is nucleotide?
Nucleotide is a noun.

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