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Deoxynucleotide vs Deoxynucleoside - What's the difference?

deoxynucleotide | deoxynucleoside |

As nouns the difference between deoxynucleotide and deoxynucleoside

is that deoxynucleotide is any nucleotide that contains a deoxy sugar while deoxynucleoside is any nucleoside containing a deoxy sugar.

deoxynucleotide

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry, genetics) Any nucleotide that contains a deoxy sugar

    • Derived terms

    * dideoxynucleotide * trideoxynucleotide * hexadeoxynucleotide

    deoxynucleoside

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any nucleoside containing a deoxy sugar