cytosine

Noun
  1. A base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine;
    Pairs with guanine (synset 114852681)
    is a type of: pyrimidine - any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine
    substance meronym:
    • deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, dna - (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
    • ribonucleic acid, rna - (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
    same as: c

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