adenine
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Is adenine a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (biochemistry, genetics) A base, C₅H₅N₅, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.Examples: "One of these labels is ethenoadenine, which is obtained by chemical modification of adenine."; "There are two genes in the adenine biosynthetic pathway of yeast (ADE1 and ADE2) that, apart from producing an absolute requirement for adenine when mutant, also produce a change in colony color."; "The HCN pentamer, adenine (a constituent of DNA, RNA and many coenzymes), is one of the most abundant biochemical molecules."countableuncountable
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