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cytosine
/'saɪtə,sin/
Synonyms of cytosine Antonyms of cytosine Examples of cytosine Usage of cytosine Parts of cytosine Definition that contains cytosine Words sounding like cytosine Explanation of cytosine

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

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    pyrimidine
Definition that contains cytosine
  • g a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine
  • guanine a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine
  • base pair one of the pairs of chemical bases joined by hydrogen bonds that connect the complementary strands of a DNA molecule or of an RNA molecule that has two strands; the base pairs are adenine with thymine and guanine with cytosine in DNA and adenine with uracil and guanine with cytosine in RNA
  • cytidine a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of cytosine and deoxyribose
  • deoxycytidine a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of cytosine and deoxyribose
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