AdenineWordNet Explorer

(biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA

any of several bases that are derivatives of purine

(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information

(biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell

the organic chemistry of compounds and processes occurring in organisms; the effort to understand biology within the context of chemistry