Preferred term
cytosine
Definition
A complete explanation of the intended meaning of a concept- Cytosine (C) is one of the four nucleotide bases in DNA, with the other three being adenine (A), guanine (G) and thymine (T). Within a double-stranded DNA molecule, cytosine bases on one strand pair with guanine bases on the opposite strand. The sequence of the four nucleotide bases encodes DNA’s information.
- La citosina (C) es una de las cuatro bases nitrogenadas del ADN; las otras tres son adenina (A), guanina (G) y timina (T). En el interior de una molécula de ADN de doble cadena, las bases de citosina de una hebra se emparejan con las bases de guanina de la hebra opuesta. La secuencia de las cuatro bases nitrogenadas codifica la información del ADN.
Broader concept
Broader conceptIn other languages
Terms for the concept in other languages.English
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cytosine
- Created
- 1981-01-21T00:00:00Z
- Last modified
- 2021-05-24T17:34:42Z
- void:inDataset
- http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
- Notation
- 2096
French
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cytosine
- Created
- 1981-01-21T00:00:00Z
- Last modified
- 2021-05-24T17:34:42Z
- void:inDataset
- http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
- Notation
- 2096
Portuguese
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citosina
- Created
- 1998-08-04T00:00:00Z
- Last modified
- 2021-06-16T21:24:42Z
- void:inDataset
- http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
- Notation
- 2096
Spanish
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Citosina
- Created
- 1981-01-23T00:00:00Z
- void:inDataset
- http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/void.ttl#Agrovoc
- Notation
- 2096
URI
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2096