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ウラシル (うらしる, urashiru) Japanese meaning: uracil | Kotomora

ウラシル

Meanings

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uracil

A pyrimidine base found in RNA, pairing with adenine. Technical term used in biochemistry and molecular biology.

RNAでは、チミンではなくウラシルが使つかわれる。
In RNA, uracil is used instead of thymine.

Related words

チミン
Thymine is the DNA counterpart of uracil; uracil replaces thymine in RNA.
シトシン
Cytosine is another pyrimidine base; uracil is structurally similar but pairs with adenine.

Etymology

From English 'uracil', itself derived from 'urea' + 'acetic' + '-il'.