: a purine base C5H5N5O that codes genetic information in the polynucleotide chain of DNA or RNA compare adenine, cytosine, thymine, uracil
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This four-tone greeting is not a specific communication per-se, but the nucleotides of guanine, uracil, adenine, and cytosine, which represent the building blocks of RNA.—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025 Adenine always pairs with thymine, and guanine always pairs with cytosine.—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025 Blue sharks’ changing skin color is enabled by a combination of guanine crystals and melanosomes.—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 According to new research, the secret to its distinctive hue lies in its tooth-like scales, called dermal denticles, which contain guanine crystals and melanosomes that reflect and absorb wavelengths respectively.—Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for guanine
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Etymology
guano + -ine; from its being found especially in guano
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