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    Cytosine

    Pronunciation

    Definition 1

    A chemical compound that is used to make one of the building blocks of DNA and RNA. It is a type of pyrimidine. (NCI Dictionary)

    Definition 2

    A pyrimidine base found in DNA and RNA that pairs with guanine. (NCI Thesaurus)




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