nucleotide /ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌtaɪd/ noun1 •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.Magid draws […] a diagram depicting a restriction enzyme cutting neatly through a sequence of nucleotides. — 2000 formsnucleotides
