GUANINE


Meaning of GUANINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgwä-ˌnēn ]

noun

Etymology: guano + -ine; from its being found especially in guano

Date: 1850

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

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