cytosine

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

c RNA DNA alkali carbon root snow gene stem blow replication mutation nucleotide embodiment methylated

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Antonyms

toxic chemicals

Hypernyms

pyrimidine

Related terms

cytidine cytidylic acid cytidylate

Phrases with the word

cytosine analogue cytosine deoxynucleoside cytosine nucleoside analogue cytosine deoxyribonucleoside

Examples

A base is attached to the 1' position, in general, adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), or uracil (U). Source: Internet

Adenine pairs with thymine (two hydrogen bonds), and guanine pairs with cytosine (stronger: three hydrogen bonds). Source: Internet

Adenine binds with thymine and uracil; Thymine binds only with adenine; and cytosine and guanine can bind only with one another. Source: Internet

Aspartate carbamoyltransferase performs a step in building the pyrimidine nucleotides ( cytosine and thymidine ). Source: Internet

DNA is first treated with sodium bisulfite, which converts unmethylated cytosine bases to uracil, which is recognized by PCR primers as thymine. Source: Internet

Bacteria also use DNA adenine methylation (rather than DNA cytosine methylation) as an epigenetic signal. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cytoscreener cytoselective cytoside cytosine analogue cytosine arabinoside cytosine deoxynucleoside