THYMINES Antonyms
Definition of THYMINES
Best Opposite Words For THYMINES
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adenines | nounn | |||||||
noun • (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA | ||||||||
cytosines | nounn | |||||||
noun • a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine | ||||||||
guanines | nounn | |||||||
noun • a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine | ||||||||
nucleotides | nounn | |||||||
noun • a phosphoric ester of a nucleoside; the basic structural unit of nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) | ||||||||
purines | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of several bases that are derivatives of purine • a colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances | ||||||||
pyrimidines | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine • a heterocyclic organic compound with a penetrating odor | ||||||||
uracils | nounn | |||||||
noun • a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine | ||||||||
dna | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information | ||||||||
rna | nounn | |||||||
noun • (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell |