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ADENINE
adenine
(noun) (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
adenine (countable and uncountable, plural adenines)
(biochemistry, genetics) A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.
Hypernyms
• nucleobase
• purine
Source: Wiktionary
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