A subunit of DNA or RNA that consists of a nitrogenous base (A, G, T, or C in DNA; A, G, U, or C in RNA), a phosphate molecule, and a sugar molecule (deoxyribose in DNA, and ribose in RNA). Thousands of nucleotides are linked to form a DNA or an RNA molecule.

A building block for nucleic acids (the molecules inside cells that carry genetic information). Nucleotides are attached end-to-end to form the nucleic acids DNA and RNA.

(noo-klee-oh-tide) [L. nucleus, a kernel] The building block of a nucleic acid, consisting of a five-carbon sugar covently bonded to a nitrogenous base and a phosphate group.

A molecule which is a basic building block of nucleic acids and which plays a key role in energy transfer in biochemical reactions. Nucleotides consist of a five-carbon sugar, a heterocyclic nitrogen- [..]

1908, from German nucleotid (1908), from nucleo-, modern comb. form of Latin nucleus (see nucleus) + -ide, with -t- for the sake of euphony.

See nucleic acid.

Nucleotides are the building blocks of nucleic acids, DNA, and RNA. Nucleotides are composed of phosphate groups, a five-sided sugar molecule (ribose sugars in RNA, deoxyribose sugars in DNA), and nit [..]

group of molecules that form that, when linked together, form the basic building blocks for DNA or RNA.

A nucleotide is the basic building block of nucleic acids. RNA and DNA are polymers made of long chains of nucleotides. A nucleotide consists of a sugar molecule (either ribose in RNA or deoxyribose in DNA) attached to a phosphate group and a nitrogen-containing base. The bases used in DNA are adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T) [..]

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unit from which nucleic acids are constructed by polymerization. It contains a sugar, a phosphate group, and an organic base. ATP is a nucleotide.

A molecule composed of either a purine or a pyrimidine base connected to a 5-carbon sugar, either ribose or deoxyribose, and with a phosphate group connected to the other end of the sugar moiety.

a monomer (a chemical link in chains called polymers) composed of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a ringlike organic base.

Nucleotides are structural components of our genetic code. Each nucleotide is composed of one base plus a sugar molecule and a phosphate molecule. The bases are adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine [..]

A nitrogenous base attached to a sugar; a component of nucleic acids. © Nature Education

A nucleotide is an organic molecule made up of a nucleotide base, a five-carbon sugar (ribose or deoxyribose) and at least one phosphate group. Nucleotides make up the basic units of DNA and RNA molec [..]

noun. a mixture inclusive of a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and at least one phosphate group. Nucleotides like a fp are imperative to metabolism. The nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) make up long chains of n [..]

A nucleotide is a an organic molecule that serves as a subunit (or monomer) of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). The nucleotide itself is composed of a nitrogenous base, a five-carbon sugar, and a minimum [..]

A portion of a DNA or RNA molecule that is composed of a single base and the adjoining sugar-phosphate unit of the strand. See Appendix Figure A.2.

An organic molecule containing a purine or pyrimidine base, a five-carbon sugar (ribose or deoxyribose), and one or more phosphate groups. A phosphoester of a nucleoside.

A nitrogenous base attached to a ribose or deoxyribose sugar and a phosphate molecule. It is the basic unit of a nucleic acid.

The basic structural components of biological nucleic acids. Nucleotides consist of a pentose sugar (ribose or deoxyribose), a nitrogenous base (nucleobase), a ribose sugar, and a phosphate group.

subunit of which nucleic acids are composed; made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogen base

A building block for nucleic acids (the molecules inside cells that carry genetic information). Nucleotides are attached end-to-end to form the nucleic acids DNA and RNA. Oncologist (on-KAH-loh-jist) A doctor who specializes in treating cancer. Some oncologists specialize in a particular type of cancer treatment. For example, a radiation oncologist [..]

A subunit of nucleic acids that includes a nitrogen base, a five-carbon sugar (ribose in the case of RNA and deoxyribose in the case of DNA) and one or more phosphate groups.

The building block of DNA and RNA comprising a base, a sugar, and a phosphate. Thousands of nucleotides are linked to form a DNA or RNA.

A subunit of DNA or RNA consisting of a nitrogenous base (adenine, guanine, thymine, or cytosine in DNA; adenine, guanine, uracil, or cytosine in RNA), a phosphate molecule, and a sugar molecule (deox [..]

A small molecule composed of three parts: a nitrogen base (a purine or pyrimidine), a sugar (ribose or deoxyribose), and phosphate. Nucleotides serve as the building blocks of nucleic acids (DNA and R [..]

building blocks of DNA. nucleus (plural-nuclei

the 'building block' of nucleic acids, such as the DNA molecule. A nucleotide consists of one of four bases - adenine, guanine, cytosine, or thymine - attached to a phosphate-sugar group. In [..]

(n) a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)

Nucleotides are the base units that make up DNA and RNA. The nucleotides that make up DNA include; Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Cytosine (C) and Guanine (G). The nucleotides are paired up in DNA in a com [..]

A nucleoside with one or more phosphate groups linked via an ester bond to the sugar moiety. DNA and RNA are polymers of nucleotides. (Figure 4-1a and Table 4-1)

the building blocks of the genetic code (DNA/RNA). Also called a base.

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry Nucleotide: A nucleoside bonded to a phosphate group at carbon 3' or carbon 5', or both.     2'-Deoxythymidine, a nucleoside. 2'-Deoxycyti [..]

A subunit of DNA or RNA. To form a DNA or RNA molecule, thousands of nucleotides are joined in a long chain.

subunit of nucleic acids. Nucleotides are composed of a nitrogen-containing base (adenine, guanine, cytosine, uracil, or thymine), a five-carbon sugar (ribose or deoxyribose), and one or more phosphat [..]

A coenzyme composed of ribosylnicotinamide 5'-diphosphate coupled to Adenosine 5'-phosphate by pyrophosphate linkage. It is found widely in Nature and is involved in numerous enzymatic react [..]

Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide phosphate. A coenzyme composed of ribosylnicotinamide 5'-phosphate (NMN) coupled by pyrophosphate linkage to the 5'-phosphate Adenosine 2',5'-bisp [..]

A building block of nucleic acids. DNA and RNA are nucleic acids. See Related Term(s): Deoxyribonucleic Acid, Ribonucleic Acid

A monomeric molecule of RNA

a compound made of a base, a sugar, and a phosphate; the bits that make up nucleic acid inside a cell, including RNA and DNA.

A building block for nucleic acids (the molecules inside cells that carry genetic information). Nucleotides are attached end-to-end to form the nucleic acids DNA and RNA.

The subunit of DNA and RNA. It is composed of a nitrogenous base and a five-carbon sugar bonded to a phosphate group.

The sub-unit of nucleic acids, DNA and RNA, that consists of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group and a nitrogenous base. The bases are adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine in DNA and adenine, uracil, guanine and cytosine in RNA.

A compound made up of these three components: a sugar, phosphate and a nitrogen-containing base. Found as individual molecules (e.g., ATP, the "energy molecule"), or as many nucleotides link [..]

The basic structural unit of nucleic acids like DNA and RNA. A nucleotide consists of a base (adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine or uracil), a sugar and a phosphate group.

The fundamental unit of nucleic acids. A nucleotide consists of a nitrogen-containing base attached to a pentose monosaccharide with one, two, or three phosphate groups attached by ester linkages to the saccharide moiety.

Subunit that polymerizes into nucleic acids (DNA or RNA). Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous base; a sugar; and one to three phosphate groups.

A subunit of DNA or RNA consisting of a nitrogenous base (adenine, guanine, thymine, or cytosine in DNA; adenine, guanine, uracil, or cytosine in RNA), a phosphate molecule, and a sugar molecule (deox [..]

A subunit of DNA or RNA consisting of a nitrogenous base (adenine, guanine, thymine, or cytosine in DNA; adenine, guanine, uracil, or cytosine in RNA), a phosphate molecule, and a sugar molecule (deoxyribose in DNA and ribose in RNA).

in a nucleic-acid chain, a subunit that consists of a sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogenous base

Nucleotides are the building blocks of nucleic acids (see), DNA (see), and RNA (see). Nucleotides are composed of phosphate groups, a five-sided sugar molecule (ribose sugars in RNA, deoxyribose sugar [..]

the basic building block of a gene. An individual unit is composed of a phosphate group, a pentose (a sugar with a five-carbon ring) and a nitrogen base. Only nitrogen bases are different in different [..]