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Cytosine vs Uracil - What's the difference?

cytosine | uracil |

As nouns the difference between cytosine and uracil

is that cytosine is a base, C4H5N3O, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA while uracil is one of the bases of RNA. It pairs with adenine and is symbolised by U.

cytosine

English

(wikipedia cytosine)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A base, C4H5N3O, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA.

    • Derived terms

    * cytosine arabinoside

    uracil

    English

    (wikipedia uracil)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound) One of the bases of RNA. It pairs with adenine and is symbolised by U.

    • Anagrams

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