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uracil

DEFINITIONS OF: uracil

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n a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

Synonyms:
U
Type of:
base, nucleotide
a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA)
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