noun🔗ShareNukleotideThe 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."The DNA in our cells is made of long chains of nucleotides, each containing a sugar, a phosphate, and a base. "Die DNA in unseren Zellen besteht aus langen Ketten von Nukleotiden, die jeweils einen Zucker, ein Phosphat und eine Base enthalten.biochemistrybiologychemistrysciencestructurecompoundorganismfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
