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Nucleotide

The basic building block of DNA and RNA. In DNA, the four nucleotides are adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G), and cytosine (C). In RNA, uracil (U) replaces thymine.

Example in a sentence

Each nucleotide in the read has an associated quality score.

Key facts

  • Four in DNA: A, T, G, C; RNA uses U instead of T.
  • Sequence is reported as a string of these letters.

Category: Genetics & Variation

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