alien nucleic acids

A form of alien nucleic acid — Any nucleic acid composed of bases other than adenine, guanine, thymine, uracil and cytosine and/or sugars other than ribose and deoxyribose, that could form the basis of extraterrestrial carbon-based life.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of alien nucleic acid
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