cytosine |
methylcytosine |
As nouns the difference between cytosine and methylcytosine
is that
cytosine is (biochemistry) a base, c
4h
5n
3o, which pairs with guanine in dna and rna while
methylcytosine is (organic chemistry) any methyl derivative of cytosine, but especially
5-methylcytosine formed by methylation of dna.
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