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Neutron

Nucleotide

Nucleus

Nucleotide

Definition

a molecular structure comprised of a nitrogen-containing unit (base) linked to a sugar and a phosphate group

Sentence

Nucleotides are the building blocks of the substances that control all hereditary characteristics.

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This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Award Numbers 1104229, 1501756, and 1902474.