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腺嘌呤

Mandarin · pinyin xiàn piào lìng

adenine nucleotide (A, pairs with thymine T 胸腺嘧啶 in DNA and with uracil U 尿嘧啶 in RNA)

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腺: xiàn · gland
嘌: piào · fast, speedy
呤: lìng · purine

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4–4–4 · xian4 piao4 ling4

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adenine

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