Definition of Cytosine in English :
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Cytosine meaning in English
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Cytosine
see synonyms of cytosineNoun
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Cytosine
see synonyms of cytosinenoun
a white crystalline pyrimidine occurring in nucleic acids; 6-amino-2-hydroxy pyrimidine. Formula: C4H5N3O
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Cytosine
see synonyms of cytosine noun
a pyrimidine base, C4H5N3O, contained in the nucleic acids of all tissue: it links with guanine in the DNA structure
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Cytosine
see synonyms of cytosinen. Abbr. C
A pyrimidine base, C4H5N3O, that is the constituent of DNA and RNA involved in base-pairing with guanine.
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