Adenine and Purine
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Adenine
Adenine noun - (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA.
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Purine
Purine noun - A colorless crystalline organic base containing nitrogen; the parent compound of various biologically important substances.
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