adenine
IPA: ˈædʌnin
noun
- (biochemistry, genetics) A base, C₅H₅N₅, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.
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Examples of "adenine" in Sentences
- Adenine is just the name of the base.
- The third nucleotide is either guanine or adenine.
- The article states a that adenine...is a nucleotide.
- DMS modifies certain locations of adenine and cytosine.
- Adenine pairs with thymine and cytosine pairs with guanine.
- Guanine pairs with cytosine and thymine pairs with adenine.
- Deamination of adenine results in the formation of hypoxanthine.
- Adenine and guanine are purines, cytosine and uracil are pyrimidines.
- Adenine binds with thymine and uracil, thymine only binds with adenine.
- Adenine and guanine are purines, and cytosine and thymine are pyrimidines.
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