Definition of «nucleotide»

A nucleotide is a molecule composed of three components: a nitrogenous base, a five-carbon sugar (deoxyribose), and one or more phosphate groups. These molecules are the building blocks of DNA and RNA, which play essential roles in storing genetic information and transmitting it to other cells for protein synthesis.

Phrases with «nucleotide»

Sentences with «nucleotide»

Large - scale resequencing of the first ESTs and subsequent genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphisms in large populations expanded the available molecular marker resources and provided a basis for examining their association with traits of interest (Eckert et al. 2013). (genetics.org)
Moreover, the rapidly growing catalog of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the human population, the decreasing cost of genotyping and whole - genome sequencing, the completion of the reference human DNA sequence and a haplotype map of the entire human genome provide unprecedented opportunities for advancing the study of complex genetic diseases. (genome.gov)
Detecting selection in noncoding regions of nucleotide sequences Wong, W. S. W. and R. Nielsen. (nielsenlab.org)
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