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Nucleotide

Definition
AI-generated

Monomer of nucleic acids: nitrogenous base, sugar, and phosphate; sequences define genetic variation.

Topics
Molecular biology
Related
Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Single Nucleotide Variant (SNV) Deoxyribonucleic Acid

Why it matters in GWAS

GWAS hits are interpreted through gene structure, regulation, and variant consequence; molecular vocabulary connects association statistics to mechanism.

Example usage

"Base-level annotation tracked each Nucleotide substitution during variant normalization and QC."

Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Single Nucleotide Variant (SNV) Deoxyribonucleic Acid
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References

  • Griffiths AJF, et al. (2015). An Introduction to Genetic Analysis. W. H. Freeman.
← Nucleosome Nucleotide sequence →

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