noun. a mixture inclusive of a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and at least one phosphate group. Nucleotides like a fp are imperative to metabolism. The nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) make up long chains of nucleotides.
NUCLEOTIDE: "The nucleotides of a cell are difficult to see with inexpensive, toy microscopes."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "NUCLEOTIDE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/nucleotide/ (accessed February 21, 2020).
