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The molecules are called bases and are represented by the letters A (adenine), T (thymine), G (guanine), and C (cytosine).
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IEEE Spectrum, 22 Feb. 2016
Each floor, called a tetrad, has a guanine (G) base on all four corners.
—Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2014
Just four molecules make up all of our genes: Adenine (A), which can only pair with thymine (T), and cytosine (C), which can only pair with guanine (G).
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2020
The top layer of chameleon skin contains guanine crystals arranged in a lattice.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2015
Four chemical bases — adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine — bond with hydrogen to make base pairings.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2022
Adenine bonds with thymine, and cytosine bonds with guanine.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
Huntington’s disease is caused by over-amplification of nucleotide repeat sequence CAG (cytosine-adenine-guanine) in the the gene huntingtin, causing the pathology.
—Charlotte Hu, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2018
Rather than inducing random changes in the virus’ RNA genome, the drug is more likely to cause specific nucleic acid substitutions, with guanine switching to adenine and cytosine to uracil.
—Byrobert F. Service, science.org, 1 Feb. 2023
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IEEE Spectrum, 22 Feb. 2016
Each floor, called a tetrad, has a guanine (G) base on all four corners.
—Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2014
Just four molecules make up all of our genes: Adenine (A), which can only pair with thymine (T), and cytosine (C), which can only pair with guanine (G).
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2020
The top layer of chameleon skin contains guanine crystals arranged in a lattice.
—Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2015
Four chemical bases — adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine — bond with hydrogen to make base pairings.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2022
Adenine bonds with thymine, and cytosine bonds with guanine.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
Huntington’s disease is caused by over-amplification of nucleotide repeat sequence CAG (cytosine-adenine-guanine) in the the gene huntingtin, causing the pathology.
—Charlotte Hu, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2018
Rather than inducing random changes in the virus’ RNA genome, the drug is more likely to cause specific nucleic acid substitutions, with guanine switching to adenine and cytosine to uracil.
—Byrobert F. Service, science.org, 1 Feb. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
guano + -ine; from its being found especially in guano
First Known Use
1850, in the meaning defined above
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“Guanine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guanine. Accessed 28 Sep. 2023.
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