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thymine

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thymine /thy·mine/ (thi´mēn) a pyrimidine base, in animal cells usually occurring condensed with deoxyribose to form deoxythymidine, a component of DNA. The corresponding compound with ribose, thymidine, is a rare constituent of RNA. Symbol T.
thy·mine (thmn)
n.
A pyrimidine base that is an essential constituent of DNA.
thymine,
a pyrimidine base in animal cells usually occurring condensed with deoxyribose to form the nucleoside deoxythymidine, a component of deoxyribonucleic acid. See also cytosine, guanine, uracil.
thymine
a pyrimidine base in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).


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