nucleotide
名词 n.
美 /ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌtaɪd/|/ˈn(j)u(ː)klioʊˌtaɪd/
英文释义
名词 n.
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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.
— With a genome of only 400 million or so nucleotide bases, the pufferfish, Fugu rubripes rubripes, has the smallest known genome of any vertebrate animal. […] But the region of DNA between the landmarks can be a million or more nucleotides long.
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Proto-Italic *knuks
Latin nux
Latin nucleuslbor.
English nucleus
English nucleo-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idusder.
English -ide
English nucleotide
From nucleo- (“relating to the nucleus”) + -ide (“chemical suffix”).
Proto-Italic *knuks
Latin nux
Latin nucleuslbor.
English nucleus
English nucleo-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idusder.
English -ide
English nucleotide
From nucleo- (“relating to the nucleus”) + -ide (“chemical suffix”).
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