Plural of nucleotide
regular plural
The plural of nucleotide is nucleotides.
Forms of nucleotide
| Singular | nucleotide /ˈn(j)u(ː)kliəˌtaɪd/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | nucleotides |
| Countable | countable |
Nucleotides in a sentence
- The diversified gene differs from the germline gene by multiple nucleotides.1993, Janos Gergely, Progress in Immunology Vol. VIII, page 102. From the entry diversified
- Increased pyrophosphorylysis means that newly incorporated nucleotides, including potentially chain-terminating nucleotide analogues, are excised at a higher rate.2002, Advances in Virus Research - Volume 58, page 170. From the entry pyrophosphorylysis
- More precisely, this work scrutinizes the relevance of the tRNA nucleotides at position 20, 35 and 36 in the yeast arginylation reaction.2016 February 5, “The Enzymatic Paradox of Yeast Arginyl-tRNA Synthetase: Exclusive Arginine Transfer Controlled by a Flexible Mechanism…. From the entry arginylation
- The unaffected twins showed hemimethylation of 4 (boxes) out of 16 methylation sensitive C nucleotides ( C1+C2 ) and hypomethylation (loss of methylation) in affected twins ( C3+C4 ).2016 February 13, “Genome-Wide Identification of Epigenetic Hotspots Potentially Related to Cardiovascular Risk in Adult Women after a…. From the entry hemimethylation
- A CG pair is often designated CpG to signify that the two nucleotides are contiguous in DNA and that the C is 5′ to the G.1992, James D. Watson et al., Recombinant DNA, second edition, Scientific American Books, page 147. From the entry 5′
Meaning of nucleotide
- 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.
Questions about the plural of nucleotide
- What is the plural of nucleotide?
- The plural of nucleotide is nucleotides.
- Is nucleotide countable?
- Nucleotide is a countable noun.
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