Definition of adenine
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The tooth is one of the four chemical bases that make up DNA: guanine (G), adenine (A), thymine (T), and cytosine (C).
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Origin and Etymology of adenine
International Scientific Vocabulary; from its presence in glandular tissue
First Known Use: 1885
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