| NOUN | substance | cytosine, C | a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine |
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| Meaning | A base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine. | |
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| Synonym | C | |
| Broader | pyrimidine | Any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine |
| Substance of | 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 |
| 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 | |
| Spanish | citosina | |
| Catalan | citosina | |
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