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Cytosine

Cystosine is a base used in storing and trasporting genetic information.

Chemical Formula: C4H7N3O2
Other names: Cytosine monohydrate
Layman's explanation: Cytosine is one of the five main nitrogenous bases used in storing and transporting genetic information within a cell. Cytosine is a pyrimidine base that is found in both DNA and RNA and pairs with the guanine. It was isolated from the nucleic acid of calf thymus tissue in 1894. A suggested structure for cytosine, published in 1903, was confirmed in the same year when that base was synthesized in the laboratory.
Keywords: nucleic acids (DNA, RNA), pyrimidine base
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