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Nucleotide


The combination of a base, a pentose, and a phosphate in the structure of nucleic acids. The basic building block of DNA and RNA



View the molecule (AMP) in Rasmol
View the molecule (GMP) in Rasmol
View the molecule (TMP) in Rasmol
View the molecule (CMP) in Rasmol

View Dr Chromo's lecture on 'RNA'

View Dr Chromo's lecture on 'DNA'


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