Dideoxynucleotide

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any nucleotide formed from a deoxynucleotide by loss of a second hydroxy group from the deoxyribose group
  2. 2
    Any oligonucleotide consisting of two deoxynucleotides

Etymology

From di- + deoxynucleotide.

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