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Pronounciation of uracil

defined:

One of the four bases in RNA. The others are adenine, guanine, and cytosine. Uracil replaces thymine, which is the fourth base in DNA. Like thymine, uracil always pairs with adenine.

explained:

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Dr. Richard Morgan, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Clinical Gene Therapy Branch, defines uracil.

illustrated:

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related
terms:

deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), ribonucleic acid (RNA), protein, genetic code (ATGC), nucleotide



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