Associations to the word «Deoxyribose»

Wiktionary

DEOXYRIBOSE, noun. (carbohydrate) A derivative of the pentose sugar ribose in which the 2' hydroxyl (-OH) is reduced to a hydrogen (H); it is a constituent of the nucleotides that comprise the biopolymer, deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA.
DEOXYRIBOSE NUCLEIC ACID, noun. (genetics) (archaic) deoxyribonucleic acid
DEOXYRIBOSE NUCLEIC ACIDS, noun. Plural of deoxyribose nucleic acid

Dictionary definition

DEOXYRIBOSE, noun. A sugar that is a constituent of nucleic acids.

Wise words

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