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In [[biology]], '''nucleotides''' are "the monomeric units from which [[DNA]] or [[RNA]] polymers are constructed. They consist of a [[purine]] or [[pyrimidine]] base, a pentose sugar, and a phosphate group."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
In [[biology]], '''nucleotides''' are "the monomeric units from which [[DNA]] or [[RNA]] polymers are constructed. They consist of a [[purine]] or [[pyrimidine]] base, a pentose sugar, and a phosphate group."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref>
A nucleotide is a [[nucleoside]] (a [[purine]] or [[pyrimidine]] base plus a ribose) with a phosphate group added.


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Revision as of 15:39, 4 December 2009

In biology, nucleotides are "the monomeric units from which DNA or RNA polymers are constructed. They consist of a purine or pyrimidine base, a pentose sugar, and a phosphate group."[1]

A nucleotide is a nucleoside (a purine or pyrimidine base plus a ribose) with a phosphate group added.

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