Pyrimidine

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Pyrimidine Definition

One of two classes of heterocyclic nitrogenous bases found in the nucleic acids DNA and RNA: in DNA the pyrimidines are cytosine and thymine, in RNA uracil replaces thymine.

Pyrimidine Synonyms

Pyrimidine

Terms in Pyrimidine category

Cytosine
Thymine
Uracil

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