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dideoxynucleotide

A 2',3'-dideoxynucleoside 5'-triphosphate; a deoxynucleotide analogue that lacks a hydroxy group at its 3'-carbon and functions as a chain-terminator during DNA synthesis. (see also Sanger method (dideoxynucleotide sequencing))

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