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cytosine

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Pronunciation: /cytosine*/

cytosine

Definition

A chemical compound that is used to make one of the building blocks of DNA and RNA. It is a type of pyrimidine.

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soft palate

Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor of the ovary

papillary dermis

spine

complex fibroadenoma

extramedullary myeloid tumor

nivolumab

bacterial toxin

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tarenflurbil

factor VII-targeting immunoconjugate protein ICON-1

futibatinib

autologous IL-7-expressing TILs ADP-TILIL7

perflenapent emulsion

docetaxel emulsion ANX-514

autologous mesothelin-specific human mRNA CAR-transfected PBMCs MCY-M11

adenovirus-expressing TLR5/TLR5 agonist nanoformulation M-VM3

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consultand

cascade screening

allele

disease-causing mutation

second-degree relative

SNV

congenital

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