The difference between Adenine and Nucleobase
When used as nouns, adenine means a base, c_5h_5n_5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in dna and uracil in rna, whereas nucleobase means the base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.
check bellow for the other definitions of Adenine and Nucleobase
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Adenine as a noun (biochemistry, genetics):
A base, C_5H_5N_5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.
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Nucleobase as a noun (biochemistry):
The base of a nucleic acid, such as thymine, uracil, adenine, cytosine and guanine.