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アデニン (あでにん, adenin) Japanese meaning: adenine | Kotomora

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Meanings

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adenine

A purine nucleobase found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.

DNAでは、アデニンはチミンと対ついをなす。
In DNA, adenine pairs with thymine.

Related words

グアニン
Another purine base; pairs with cytosine in DNA.
チミン
The pyrimidine base that pairs with adenine in DNA.
ウラシル
The pyrimidine base that replaces thymine in RNA and pairs with adenine.

Word family

ベンジルアデニン
benzyladenine

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'adenine', ultimately from Greek 'aden' (gland), as it was first isolated from the pancreas.