bromouracil
[ broh-moh-yoo r-uh-sil ]
/ ˌbroʊ moʊˈyʊər ə sɪl /
noun Biochemistry.
a uracil derivative, C4H3N2O2Br, that pairs with adenine and sometimes with guanine during phage and bacterial DNA synthesis.
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