noun
nucleotide
Biochemistry term for the monomer unit of nucleic acids (DNA/RNA).
DNAはヌクレオチドが鎖状につながった分子です。
DNA is a molecule in which nucleotides are linked in a chain.
核酸 (nucleic acid) is the polymer; ヌクレオチド is the monomer unit.
ヌクレオシド (nucleoside) lacks the phosphate group present in ヌクレオチド.
From English 'nucleotide'.