 Nucleotide (source code)

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= Nucleotide

A <nucleotide> contains a <nucleobase>, a <sugar>, and one or more <phosphate> groups. In <DNA> and <RNA>, linked <nucleotides> form a <polymer> whose <nucleotide sequence> carries information. The <sugar> is <deoxyribose> in <DNA> and <ribose> in <RNA>. See https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Nucleotide[NHGRI: nucleotide].

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