hydroxymethylcytosine
Meaning
Noun
- Either of two isomeric hydroxymethyl derivatives of cytosine, but especially 5-hydroxymethylcytosine which functions as a base in certain specialized DNAs
Origin
- hydroxymethyl + cytosine
Modern English dictionary
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