Nucleotide/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• DNA [r]: A macromolecule — chemically, a nucleic acid — that stores genetic information. ^[e]
• RNA [r]: A polymer, made using the nucleotides of adenosine, guanosine, uridine and cytidine, that is used for a variety of biological functions in living systems. ^[e]

Subtopics

• Deoxyribose [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Ribose [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Bases [r]: In the context of nucleic acids, the non-sugar part of nucleotides, which can be either a pyrimidine (usually cytosine, thymine, or uracil) or a purine (usually adenine or guanine). ^[e]
• Purine [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Adenine [r]: A base incorporated into DNA and RNA and part of an energy carrier, as ATP, in metabolism. ^[e]
  • Guanine [r]: Natural biomolecule used as one of the five bases in RNA and DNA. ^[e]
• Pyrimidine [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Thymine [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Cytosine [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Uracil [r]: One of the four bases found in ribonucleic acid (RNA). ^[e]

Other related topics

• Nucleoside [r]: A purine or pyrimidine base attached to a ribose (used in RNA) or deoxyribose (used in DNA). ^[e]
• Gene [r]: The functional unit of heredity. ^[e]
• Allele [r]: A specific sequence of a gene, and one of a pair in a diploid cell (one per chromosome). ^[e]
• Codon [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Hydrogen bond [r]: A non-covalent and non-ionic chemical bond involving a hydrogen atom and either Fluorine, Nitrogen, or Oxygen. ^[e]
• PCR [r]: A biochemical technique used to amplify the amount of DNA obtained from a sample. ^[e]
• DNA sequencing [r]: The process of determining the order of the nucleobases adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G) and cytosine (C) within a strand of DNA. ^[e]
• DNA transcription [r]: Add brief definition or description
• DNA replication [r]: Add brief definition or description

Articles related by keyphrases (Bot populated)

• Nucleoside [r]: A purine or pyrimidine base attached to a ribose (used in RNA) or deoxyribose (used in DNA). ^[e]
• NADPH [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Catabolism [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Nucleic acid [r]: Add brief definition or description