German

Noun

Nucleotide

1. genitive singular of Nucleotid

English

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.

Derived terms

Meronyms

• nucleobase

Holonyms

• codon
• DNA
• RNA

See also

• nucleoside
• nucleobase
• DNA
• RNA

Translations

Italian

Noun

nucleotide m ‎(plural nucleotidi)

1. (biochemistry) nucleotide

Related terms

• nucleotidico
• ribonucleotide