cytosine

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cytosine A pyrimidine derivative. It is one of the principal component bases of nucleotides and the nucleic acids DNA and RNA.

cytosine

views updated May 18 2018

cytosine One of the pyrimidine bases of nucleic acids.

cytosine

views updated Jun 11 2018

cytosine A pyrimidine base that occurs in both DNA and RNA.

cytosine

views updated May 23 2018

cytosine A pyrimidine base found in nucleic acids. See also adenine, guanine, and thymine.

cytosine

views updated Jun 08 2018

cytosine A pyrimidine base that occurs in both DNA and RNA.

cytosine

views updated May 29 2018

cytosine (sy-toh-seen) n. one of the nitrogen-containing bases (see pyrimidine) that occurs in the nucleic acids DNA and RNA.