cytosine
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1. a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | pyrimidine, |
| definition | : | any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, dna, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | ribonucleic acid, rna, |
| definition | : | (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 (noun.substance) |
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