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nucleotide

/ˈnjuːkliətaɪd/noun

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    [C] biology

    any of the basic units that join together in long chains to form DNA and RNA, each made of a sugar, a phosphate group and a base containing nitrogen

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    • A DNA molecule is made of millions of nucleotides.
    • The order of nucleotides in a gene carries the genetic information.
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General knowledge

The four bases in the nucleotides of DNA are adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine.

GK के अनुसार DNA के nucleotides में चार bases होते हैं, adenine, thymine, guanine और cytosine।