Cytosine

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A pyrimidine base, C4H5N3O, that is the constituent of DNA and RNA involved in base pairing with guanine.
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  • n. A base, C4H5N3O, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A pyrimidine (C4H5N3O) which is one of the four major basic components of DNA and RNA in most organisms, forming glyosides with ribose and deoxyribose. It is the basic component of cytidine, deoxycytidine, cytosine, cytidine monophosphate, and derivatives of those compounds.
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  • n. a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine
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    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pyrimidine   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    thymine    adenine    xanthine    palynomorph    selenocysteine   
     
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