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deoxyribonucle

Deoxyribonucle is not a standalone chemical term, but a stem used in the names of important biological molecules that contain deoxyribose, the sugar lacking one oxygen atom compared with ribose. In common usage, the best-known form is deoxyribonucleic acid, abbreviated DNA, which carries genetic information in many organisms. The parts of the word reflect its components: deoxy- (removal of oxygen), ribo- (sugar ribose), and nucleic (relating to nucleic acids).

Deoxyribose is a five-carbon sugar that lacks the 2' hydroxyl group found in RNA. In DNA, deoxyribonucleotides

Historically, the term deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) emerged from early work on nucleic acids and the elucidation

serve
as
the
monomers;
they
link
through
phosphodiester
bonds
to
form
a
polymer
with
a
backbone
of
sugar
and
phosphate.
The
sequence
of
bases
along
the
DNA
polymer
encodes
genetic
information
used
to
guide
development,
cellular
function,
and
heredity.
Base
pairing
between
adenine
and
thymine,
and
between
cytosine
and
guanine,
provides
a
mechanism
for
accurate
replication
and
repair.
of
DNA’s
double-helix
structure
by
Watson
and
Crick
in
1953.
Today,
related
terms—deoxyribonucleotides
and
other
deoxyribo-
derivatives—remain
central
to
biochemistry
and
molecular
biology.
Advances
in
sequencing,
genomics,
and
genetic
engineering
continue
to
center
on
the
properties
of
deoxyribonucleic
acid
and
its
monomeric
units,
while
the
broader
family
of
deoxyribonucleotide-based
processes
underpins
modern
life
sciences.