deoxyadenosine
/diːˌɑːksiəˈdɛnəsiːn/
noun
- A chemical compound that is one of the building blocks of DNA, made from the sugar deoxyribose and the base adenine.
- Deoxyadenosine pairs with thymine in the DNA double helix.
- A shortage of deoxyadenosine can affect how cells replicate their DNA.
- The lab synthesized deoxyadenosine for use in genetic experiments.