Terms Related to Base Pairs

• Deoxyribonucleosides

  A purine or pyrimidine base bonded to DEOXYRIBOSE.

• Nucleosides

  Purine or pyrimidine bases attached to a ribose or deoxyribose. (From King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)

• Deoxyribonucleotides

  A purine or pyrimidine base bonded to a DEOXYRIBOSE containing a bond to a phosphate group.

• Ribonucleotides

  Nucleotides in which the purine or pyrimidine base is combined with ribose. (Dorland, 28th ed)

• Ribonucleosides

  Nucleosides in which the purine or pyrimidine base is combined with ribose. (Dorland, 28th ed)

• Ribonucleoside Phosphates

  Nucleotides in which the purine or pyrimidine base is combined with ribose. (Dorland, 28th ed)

• Nucleotides

  The monomeric units from which DNA or RNA polymers are constructed. They consist of a purine or pyrimidine base, a pentose sugar, and a phosphate ...