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cytosine
[si´to-sēn]a pyrimidine base found in nucleic acids.
cytosine arabinoside cytarabine.
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cy·to·sine (Cyt),
(sī'tō-sēn),A pyrimidine found in nucleic acids.
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cytosine
(sī′tə-sēn′)n. Abbr. C
A pyrimidine base, C4H5N3O, that is the constituent of DNA and RNA involved in base-pairing with guanine.
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cy·to·sine
(Cyt) (sī'tō-sēn)A pyrimidine found in nucleic acids.
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cytosine
A pyrimidine base, one of those forming the genetic code of DNA and RNA.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
cytosine (C)
one of four types of nitrogenous bases found in DNA, having the single-ring structure of a class known as PYRIMIDINES. Cytosine forms part of a DNA unit called a NUCLEOTIDE and always forms complementary pairs with a DNA purine base called a GUANINE. Cytosine also occurs in RNA molecules.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005