internucleotide
adjective[before noun]
chemistry,biologyspecialized(alsointer-nucleotide)uk/ˌɪn.təˈnjuːkli.ə.taɪd/us/ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈnuː.kli.oʊ.taɪd/betweennucleotides(=typesofchemicalsubstancefoundinlivingcells):
internucleotidebonds
an internucleotidecleavage
- Thenatureof the internucleotidelinkhas been thesubjectof muchdiscussionover the past twentyyears.
- As thesequencelengthincreases, so thenumberof internucleotidebondsbetween thesitesincreases.
- Cleavage of the internucleotidebondsleadsto anincreasein thenumberoflowmolecularweightcomponents.
- Figure 1illustratestheefficiencywith which differentlanthanideionspromotethesynthesisof the internucleotidebond.