CYTOSINE


Meaning of CYTOSINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsī-tə-ˌsēn ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cyt- + -ose + -ine (II)

Date: 1894

: a pyrimidine base C 4 H 5 N 3 O that codes genetic information in the polynucleotide chain of DNA or RNA — compare adenine , guanine , thymine , uracil

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.