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BASE PYRIMIDIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

Any of a group of chemical compounds of which pyrimidine is the base, including uracil, thymine and cytosine, which are constituents of nucleic acids and nucleotides.

OBS

The term pyrimidine is often used as a synonym for pyrimidine base.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Substance de nature basique dérivant du noyau pyrimidine. Elle entre dans la composition des nucléotides, des acides nucléiques et de nombreuses enzymes. On distingue l'uracile, la thymine et la cytosine.

OBS

Le terme pyrimidine est souvent employé comme synonyme de base pyrimidique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
DEF

Oxi- y aminoderivados de la pirimidina, que forman parte de los ácidos nucleicos, como la citosina, la 5-metil-citosina, el uracilo y la timina.

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