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Created page with "{{Commons cat|Nucleotides}} A '''nucleotide''' is an organic molecule consisting of a nitrogenous heterocyclic nucleobase (a purine or a pyrimidine), a pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA or ribose in RNA), and a phosphate or polyphosphate group. As a short-hand, the nucleotides that form the rungs of the ladder in the DNA double-helix are often referred to by biologists, as their base pair identity such as adenine (''A'..."

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{{Commons cat|Nucleotides}}
A '''nucleotide''' is an organic [[molecule]] consisting of a nitrogenous heterocyclic [[nucleobase]] (a [[purine]] or a [[pyrimidine]]), a [[pentose]] sugar ([[deoxyribose]] in [[DNA]] or [[ribose]] in [[RNA]]), and a [[phosphate]] or polyphosphate group. As a short-hand, the nucleotides that form the rungs of the ladder in the [[DNA]] double-helix are often referred to by biologists, as their [[base pair]] identity such as [[adenine]] (''A''), see [[:Category:Purines]] and [[:Category:Pyrimidines]].

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