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ad·e·nine
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base pair
a pair of bases consisting of the pyrimidine base of one nucleotide joined by a hydrogen bond to the complementary purine base of another nucleotide: such pairs form the links between the two strands of DNA and of double-stranded RNA -
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bromouracil
a brominated derivative of uracil with antimetabolite properties -
complementary base
either of the nucleotide bases linked by a hydrogen bond on opposite strands of DNA or double-stranded RNA: guanine is the complementary base of cytosine, and adenine is the complementary base of thymine in DNA and of uracil in RNA. -
nadp
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate; a coenzyme with functions similar to those of NAD -
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
See NAD.