| cytosine |
One of the four ringed, nitrogen-containing bases that make up RNA and DNA.
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| cytotoxic |
An agent or process that is toxic to cells (ie, suppresses cell function or causes cell death).
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| cytoplasmic inheritance |
The inheritance of characters determined by genes not located on the nuclear chromosomes but on mitochondrial or chloroplast chromosomes. Such genes show inheritance patterns distinctively different from those of nuclear genes.
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| cytoplasm |
The material between the nuclear and cell membranes; includes fluid (cytosol) organelles, and various membranes.
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| cytosol |
The fluid portion of the cytoplasm, outside the organelles.
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