Nucleotide Definition

no͝oklē-ə-tīd, nyo͝o-
nucleotides
noun
nucleotides
Any of several phosphate esters of nucleosides: the basic unit of nucleic acids.
Webster's New World
Any of several compounds not found in nucleic acids, which function as coenzymes.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Nucleotide

Noun

Singular:
nucleotide
Plural:
nucleotides

Origin of Nucleotide

  • From nucleo- (“relating to the nucleus”) +‎ -ide (“chemical suffix”)

    From Wiktionary

  • Alteration of nucleoside

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Nucleotide Sentence Examples

  • It also discovered a single letter change in the genetic code, single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP).

  • The first three have apparently evolved from the adenine nucleotide carrier.

  • In addition, approximately 2.5 single nucleotide polymorphisms were identified.

  • Low levels of nucleotide polymorphism within species coincided with low rates of recombination.

  • Four posters reported findings from studies evaluating PK parameters of two commonly used protease inhibitors and the nucleotide analog tenofovir in pregnancy.

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Words Starting With

NNUNUC

Words Ending With

EDEIDE

Unscrambles

nucleotide

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