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nucleotide vs oligo

oligo vs nucleotide

nucleotide and oligo both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nucleotide Yes No No No
oligo Yes No No No
As nouns, oligo is a hyponym of nucleotide; that is, oligo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nucleotide:
  • nucleotide: a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
  • oligo: (biochemistry) a polynucleotide whose molecules contain relatively few nucleotides
nucleotide (noun) oligo (noun)
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) (biochemistry) a polynucleotide whose molecules contain relatively few nucleotides
Difference between nucleotide and oligo

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