nucleotide

Şeker, fosfat ve bazdan oluşan DNA ve RNA'nın temel birimi

A compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA.

• DNA is made up of four different nucleotides.
• Each nucleotide contains a nitrogenous base, a sugar molecule, and a phosphate group.
• The sequence of nucleotides determines genetic information.
• Mutations occur when a single nucleotide is altered during DNA replication, potentially leading to significant changes in protein synthesis.
• Biochemists have developed techniques to synthesize artificial nucleotide sequences for use in gene therapy and pharmaceutical research applications.
• The energy currency of cells, adenosine triphosphate, is essentially a modified nucleotide that stores chemical energy in its phosphate bonds.