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guanine

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gua·nine  (gwänn)
n. Abbr. G
A purine base, C5H5ON5, that is an essential constituent of both RNA and DNA.
[From guano, in which it is found.]
guanine  (gwänn)
A purine base that is a component of DNA and RNA, forming a base pair with cytosine. It also occurs in guano, fish scales, sugar beets, and other natural materials. Chemical formula: C5H5ON5.
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Noun1.guanine - a purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with cytosine
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purine - any of several bases that are derivatives of purine
deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA - (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; "DNA is the king of molecules"
ribonucleic acid, RNA - (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; "ribonucleic acid is the genetic material of some viruses"
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A substitution of cytosine for guanine, also located in VD 1, resulted in Gln instead of Glu at amino acid position 117, as found in genotype B and strain 6BC (numbering according to the ompA amino acid sequence of the C.
Genotyping of Chlamydophila psittaci in human samples by Pannekoek, Yvonne / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Adenine (A) binds with thymine (T), and guanine (G) pairs with cytosine (C).
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Table 1 DNA stoichiometry (18) sums over adenine (A) and thymine (T) as well as cytosine (C) and guanine (G) are given because these molecules are paired.
Diffractive optics from self-assembled DNA by Levine, Zachary H. / Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
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