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In [[biology]], '''nucleotides''' are "the monomeric units from which [[DNA]] or [[RNA]] polymers are constructed. They consist of a [[purine]] or [[pyrimidine]] base, a pentose sugar, and a phosphate group."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | In [[biology]], '''nucleotides''' are "the monomeric units from which [[DNA]] or [[RNA]] polymers are constructed. They consist of a [[purine]] or [[pyrimidine]] base, a pentose sugar, and a phosphate group."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
A nucleotide is a [[nucleoside]] (a [[purine]] or [[pyrimidine]] base plus a | A nucleotide is a [[nucleoside]] (a [[purine]] or [[pyrimidine]] base plus a pentose sugar) with a phosphate group added. | ||
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Revision as of 17:02, 4 December 2009
In biology, nucleotides are "the monomeric units from which DNA or RNA polymers are constructed. They consist of a purine or pyrimidine base, a pentose sugar, and a phosphate group."[1]
A nucleotide is a nucleoside (a purine or pyrimidine base plus a pentose sugar) with a phosphate group added.
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Nucleotide (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.