Definitions
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- noun organic chemistry Either of two isomeric
hydroxymethyl derivatives ofcytosine , but especially 5-hydroxymethylcytosine which functions as abase in certain specializedDNAs
Etymologies
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hydroxymethyl + cytosine
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Examples
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This makes hydroxymethylcytosine the seventh modified base in eukaryotic DNA-unless there are some that I don't know about.
Planet Atheism 2009
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Now Kriaucionis and Heintz (2009) have re-discovered hydroxymethylcytosine in mammalian DNA.
Planet Atheism 2009
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And we aren't told that the authors actually cite earlier work showing the presence of hydroxymethylcytosine in mammalian DNA.
Planet Atheism 2009
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