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gua•nine
Pronunciation: (gwä'nēn), [key]—
n. Biochem.
a purine base, C
5H
5N
5O, that is a fundamental constituent of DNA and RNA, in which it forms base pairs with cytosine.
Symbol: G Cf.
guanosine.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.