uracil

Noun
  1. A base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine;
    Pairs with adenine (synset 115108924)
    is a type of: base, nucleotide - a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
    substance meronym: 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: u

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