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nouna 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
- thymidine a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of thymine and deoxyribose
- 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