cytosine

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsaɪtəsiːn/

Noun

cytosine (plural cytosines)

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

Translations

• French: cytosine
• German: Cytosin
• Italian: citosina
• Portuguese: citosina
• Russian: цитози́н
• Spanish: citosina

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