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Words related to nucleotide

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  • complementary base

    either of the nucleotide bases linked by a hydrogen bond on opposite strands of DNA or double-stranded RNA: guanine is the complementary base of cytosine, and adenine is the complementary base of thymine in DNA and of uracil in RNA.

  • cytidine monophosphate

    a nucleotide constituent of ribonucleic acids; a phosphoric acid ester of cytidine. Abbreviation: CMP.

  • deoxyribonucleotide

    an ester of a deoxyribonucleoside and phosphoric acid; a constituent of DNA.

  • dna probe

    a technique for identifying a segment of DNA, using a known sequence of nucleotide bases from a DNA strand to detect a complementary sequence in the sample by means of base pairing.

  • genetic code

    the biochemical instructions that translate the genetic information present as a linear sequence of nucleotide triplets in messenger RNA into the correct linear sequence of amino acids for the synthesis of a particular peptide chain or protein. Compare codon, translation (def 9).

  • nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide

    See NAD.
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