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uracil
Uracil is a specialized biochemical term used almost exclusively within the fields of molecular biology and genetics. It carries a neutral, scientific connotation and is used to describe a specific building block of RNA. It is distinguished from thymine, which serves the same functional role but is found only in DNA.
As a chemical compound, uracil is treated as an uncountable mass noun when referring to the substance in general. To refer to individual molecules, scientists use partitive constructions such as a molecule of uracil or a uracil residue.
Meanings
Examples
The lab technician measured the concentration of uracil in the sample.
The lab technician measured the concentration of uracil in the sample.
I need to remember that uracil is a pyrimidine.
The presence of uracil is a key characteristic of RNA.
The presence of uracil is a key characteristic of RNA.
Could a mutation in the uracil sequence cause this disease?
Uracil is essential for the process of transcription.
Uracil is essential for the process of transcription.
The researcher focused on how uracil interacts with other bases.
It is fascinating how uracil functions differently than thymine.
It is fascinating how uracil functions differently than thymine.