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Rarenucleoside
The correct spelling is nucleoside.
How to pronounce nucleoside
noun
Say it like: Nuc-leo-sid-e
The correct spelling is nucleoside. An organic molecule in which a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine, is covalently attached to…
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Definition
noun
- 1.An organic molecule in which a nitrogenous heterocyclic base (or nucleobase), which can be either a double-ringed purine or a single-ringed pyrimidine, is covalently attached to a five-carbon pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA). When the phosphate group is covalently attached to the pentose sugar, it forms a nucleotide.
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