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deoxythymidine monophosphate

deoxythymidine monophosphate

9.9
A small molecule made of thymine, a sugar, and one phosphate that builds DNA
  • noun
  • /diˌɒksɪˈθaɪmɪˌdiːn ˌmɒnəˈfɔːsfeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : monofosfato de desoxitimidina
  • During DNA replication, deoxythymidine monophosphate pairs with deoxyadenosine monophosphate in the growing DNA strand.

Examples

  • Biochemists can quantify deoxythymidine monophosphate to measure DNA synthesis rates.

  • The absence of deoxythymidine monophosphate can lead to errors in DNA replication.

  • The mutation affected the enzyme needed to produce deoxythymidine monophosphate in the cell.

  • The deoxythymidine monophosphate structure is essential for DNA synthesis.

  • Researchers study deoxythymidine monophosphates in genetic engineering.

  • In the laboratory, scientists analyze deoxythymidine monophosphate to understand its role in DNA structure.

  • To synthesize DNA, the body requires deoxythymidine monophosphate as a crucial component.

Synonyms

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vsdeoxythymidine monophosphate
  • Specialized
16 8.3

A base in DNA named thymine that pairs with adenine

is specifically the unit with a deoxyribose sugar and single phosphate used in DNA

Surface Forms

deoxythymidine monophosphate singular
deoxythymidine monophosphates plural

Morphology

deoxythymidine + monophosphate

The term is fully compositional: 'deoxythymidine' denotes the nucleoside (deoxyribose + thymine) and 'monophosphate' transparently indicates a single phosphate group, so together they denote a deoxythymidine molecule bearing one phosphate (a nucleotide). Although the vocabulary is specialized, if a learner knows the constituent parts (including the prefix 'mono-' and 'phosphate'), the overall meaning can be directly derived.

Etymology

Deoxythymidine monophosphate is a name that tells what the unit has: deoxy means the sugar lacks one oxygen, thymidine is the thymine base attached to a sugar, and monophosphate means it has one phosphate. So this small piece is a 'building block' used to make DNA.