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thymine
/'θaɪmin/
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  1. noun
    a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

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  • a (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
  • adenine (biochemistry) purine base found in DNA and RNA; pairs with thymine in DNA and with uracil in RNA
  • base pair one of the pairs of chemical bases joined by hydrogen bonds that connect the complementary strands of a DNA molecule or of an RNA molecule that has two strands; the base pairs are adenine with thymine and guanine with cytosine in DNA and adenine with uracil and guanine with cytosine in RNA
  • deoxythymidine a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of thymine and deoxyribose
  • thymidine a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of thymine and deoxyribose
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