Cytosine Common

Cytosine has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

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

cytosine C

A heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).

See Also

methylation cag hypomethylation cytoside dna arabinosylcytosine alien nucleic acid poly c

Related Terms

methylation cag hypomethylation cytoside dna arabinosylcytosine alien nucleic acid poly c azacytosine depyrimidination isochore cytosines pyrimidine nucleobase methylcytosine dna sequence guanine hydrogen thiocytosine hydroxymethylcytosine

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

pyrimidine

Rhyming Words

ine sine vine line mine bine zine wine dine eine pine gine kine rine fine nine tine cine meine reine

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