Genome Glossary and Acronyms
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- Uracil
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A nitrogenous base normally found in RNA but not DNA; uracil is capable of forming a base pair with adenine.
See also: base pair,nucleotide
Updated 26-Apr-07
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A nitrogenous base normally found in RNA but not DNA;
uracil is capable of forming a base pair with
adenine.
See also: base
pair,nucleotide
Updated 26-Apr-07
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