Nucleotides
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Nucleotides: The subunits of nucleic acids; composed of a phosphate, a sugar, and a nitrogen-containing base. The fundamental structural unit of the nucleic acid group of organic macromolecules. Some nuc . . . View Full Definition
Polynucleotides: Long chains of nucleotides formed by chemical links between the sugar and phosphate groups.
Complementary Nucleotides: The bonding preferences of nucleotides, Adenine with Thymine, and Cytosine with Guanine. Also referred to as complementary base pairing.
Megabase (MB): Unit of length for dna fragments equal to 1 million nucleotides and roughly equal to 1 cm.
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