adenīns

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See also: Adenins

Latvian

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 adenīns on Latvian Wikipedia
Adenīns

Etymology

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Ultimately borrowed from German Adenin, itself coined on the basis of Ancient Greek ἀδήν (adḗn, gland).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [adɛniːns]
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Noun

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adenīns m (1st declension)

  1. (biochemistry, genetics) adenine (a base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA)
    adenīns ir viena no divām DNS un RNS nukleotīdos ietilpstosājām purīna bāzēmadenine is one of two purine bases that compose DNA and RNA nucleotides
    adenīna daudzums DNS ir vienāds ar timīna daudzumuthe amount of adenine in DNA is the same as the amount of thymine

Declension

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