nucleotide
US /ˈnuː.kli.oʊ/
UK /ˈnjuːkli.ə.taɪd/
名詞
核苷酸
a compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group. Nucleotides form the basic structural unit of nucleic acids such as DNA.
範例:
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Each strand of DNA is a long chain of nucleotides.
每條DNA鏈都是一條長長的核苷酸鏈。
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ATP is a nucleotide that serves as the main energy currency of the cell.
ATP是一種核苷酸,作為細胞的主要能量貨幣。
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