Source Word
nucleotide
IPA(Pronunciation)
Noun
(biochemistry)
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.
Japanese Meaning
ヌクレオチド：DNAやRNAという生体高分子を構成する基本単位。各ヌクレオチドは、二環式または一環式の窒素含有塩基、五炭糖（DNAの場合はデオキシリボース、RNAの場合はリボース）、およびリン酸基から成る。
Sense（1）
(biochemistry)
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.
（ plural ）
