Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Nucleo
base
:
The
pyrimidine
and
purine
heterocycles
of
nucleic acids
such as
DNA
and
RNA
.
The Five Common Nucleo
bases
Adenine
Cytosine
Guanine
Thymine
Uracil
Related terms:
Nucleoside
,
nucleotide
,
primary structure
,
base pair
,
hydrogen bond
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