Deoxycytidine monophosphate
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Deoxycytidine monophosphate, also known as deoxycytidylate, or dCMP, is a deoxynucleotide, and one of the four monomer
s that make up DNA
. In a DNA double helix, it will base pair with deoxyguanosine monophosphate
.
Monomer
A monomer is an atom or a small molecule that may bind chemically to other monomers to form a polymer; the term "monomeric protein" may also be used to describe one of the proteins making up a multiprotein complex...
s that make up DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
. In a DNA double helix, it will base pair with deoxyguanosine monophosphate
Deoxyguanosine monophosphate
Deoxyguanosine monophosphate, also known as deoxyguanylate, or dGMP, is a derivative of the common nucleic acid guanosine triphosphate , in which the –OH group on the 2' carbon on the nucleotide's pentose has been reduced to just a hydrogen atom...
.