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Definition 2024
dideoxynucleotide
dideoxynucleotide
English
Noun
dideoxynucleotide (plural dideoxynucleotides)
- (biochemistry) Any nucleotide formed from a deoxynucleotide by loss of a second hydroxy group from the deoxyribose group
- (biochemistry) Any oligonucleotide consisting of two deoxynucleotides