Nucleic acid analogue

Not to be confused with degenerate bases.

Nucleic acid analogues are compounds which are structurally analogous to naturally occurring RNA and DNA, through substitutions of any of its sugar, phosphate, and nucleobase components. They are used in medicine and in molecular biology research.

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