

kilobase
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nucleotides noun
/ˈnjuːkliəˌtaɪdz/ /ˈnuːkliəˌtaɪdz/
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.