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deoxyadenosine

deoxyadenosine

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A chemical in DNA made of the base adenine attached to a sugar
  • noun
  • /diˌɒksiˈædənəˌsiːn/
  • Specialized
: deoxiadenosina
  • In DNA, deoxyadenosine pairs with thymine to form stable base pairs.

Examples

  • The concentration of deoxyadenosine in the sample was measured using chromatography.

  • A mutation affected the synthesis of deoxyadenosine in the laboratory experiment.

  • The structure of deoxyadenosine is critical for DNA formation.

  • Researchers study deoxyadenosines to understand genetic mutations.

  • Researchers studied deoxyadenosine as a key component of DNA structure.

  • In the laboratory, scientists extracted deoxyadenosine from the DNA samples.

  • The genetic sequence contained a high concentration of deoxyadenosine bases.

Compounds

deoxyadenosine monophosphate
  • Specialized
1 9.9

One of the four small parts that make DNA, made of a phosphate, a sugar, and adenine

Surface Forms

deoxyadenosine singular
deoxyadenosines plural

Morphology

deoxyadenosine = adenosine (semi-transparent) = deoxy + adenosine

The combining form 'deoxy-' is specialised biochemical terminology, so knowing 'adenosine' does not guarantee that a general learner will infer the precise chemical difference.

Etymology

Deoxyadenosine comes from the parts deoxy- meaning 'without oxygen' and adenosine, a small molecule made from the base adenine plus a sugar. So deoxyadenosine is 'adenosine without oxygen', and that missing oxygen is why it is the form of adenosine found in DNA.