Definition of Cytosine in English :

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Cytosine

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Noun

1. c, cytosine

a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine

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Cytosine

see synonyms of cytosine
noun
a white crystalline pyrimidine occurring in nucleic acids; 6-amino-2-hydroxy pyrimidine. Formula: C4H5N3O
See also DNA1, RNA

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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 cytosine
n. Abbr. C
A pyrimidine base, C4H5N3O, that is the constituent of DNA and RNA involved in base-pairing with guanine.

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