nucleobase

Questions

What does nucleobase mean?

The base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.

Where does nucleobase come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *knuks Latin nux Latin nucleuslbor. English nucleus English nucleo- Late Latin bassus Old French basbor. Middle English bas English base English nucleobase From nucleo- + base.

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