adenines

ad*e*nine

noun

{bc}a purine base C{inf}5{/inf}H{inf}5{/inf}N{inf}5{/inf} that codes hereditary information in the genetic code in DNA and RNA {dx}compare {dxt|cytosine||}, {dxt|guanine||}, {dxt|thymine||}, {dxt|uracil||}{/dx}