5-Hydroxymethyl cytosine (5-hmC) is increasingly being recognized as a base in its own right rather than an intermediate of methyl cytosine (5-mC) on its way to demethylation. 5-hmC, touted as the sixth base, is produced by ten-eleven translocation (TET) enzymes as they oxidize 5-mC.

What is the 6th base?

The so-called “6th base” 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmC) is a DNA modification that is an important epigenetic marker associated with e.g. stem cell differentiation and brain development.

Is there a 5th base?

Walk A walk is considered a sympathy base and is typically reserved for first base only. It occurs when your date allows kissing even though they are not attracted to you. Theres normally no fifth base, and House was actually playing with the terms.

What is meant by getting to third base?

The expression (getting or going to) third base is slang for sexual contact with genitals, especially when it happens for the first time between two people.

What does it mean to go to second base?

US informal. to touch a partner under his or her clothes, but not have sex. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Touching & feeling.

What is first base slang?

First Base: Getting to first base usually means kissing or making out.

What is getting to second base?

US informal. to touch a partner under his or her clothes, but not have sex. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Touching & feeling.

What does second base mean with a girl?

--Second Base- Variously this meant tongue kissing, breast feeling, or outside the clothes genital contact. --Third Base- Usually this was a hand down the pants of you or your artner.

What happened to second base on Bar Rescue?

On tonights episode of Bar Rescue, Jon Taffer and crew are in Orange, California to re-rescue Second Base Bar and Grill. The bar was has gone back downhill with the owner not putting any money back into the bar and they have stopped serving their Bar Rescue food and drinks.