NUCLEOTIDES
14
Scrabble
18
WWF
N(1) U(1) C(3) L(1) E(1) O(1) T(1) I(1) D(2) E(1) S(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
noun
- 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.
Source: Wiktionary
