Translation

nucleobase

Meaning

A nitrogen-containing molecule that acts as a base in chemical reactions and serves as a fundamental building block of nucleic acids like DNA and RNA.

Examples

• Adenine is a nitrogenous base that pairs specifically with thymine in the double helix structure of DNA.
  アデニンは、DNAの二重らせん構造においてチミンと特異的に対をなす窒素塩基です。
• The genetic code is determined by the precise order of each nitrogenous base along the sugar-phosphate backbone.
  遺伝暗号は、糖リン酸骨格に沿った各窒素塩基の正確な配列によって決定されます。