dideoxynucleotide
English
editEtymology
editFrom di- + deoxynucleotide.
Noun
editdideoxynucleotide (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