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uracil

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Pronunciation: /uracil*/

uracil

Definition

One of the 5 major bases (with adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine) which are a component of nucleic acids.

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genome

treatment field

Tivdak

metaplasia

gamete

ethmoid sinus

laboratory study

intraductal carcinoma of the prostate

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gallium Ga 68-pentixafor

Retin-A

anti-CD205 antibody-drug conjugate OBT076

honey-containing mouthwash

ritonavir

oncolytic measles virus encoding Helicobacter pylori neutrophil-activating protein

PI3K inhibitor ACP-319

KRAS G12D inhibitor INCB161734

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hypomelanosis

single nucleotide variant

somatic mutation

de novo variant

missense variant

linkage

epigenetics

polymorphism

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