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thymine

/ˈθaɪ.miːn/

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noun

C1formalcommonscientific/ˈθaɪ.miːn/

uncountable

A nitrogenous base found in DNA (but not in RNA), derived from pyrimidine, which pairs with adenine during base pairing.

  • 🇷🇺Азотистое основание, входящее в состав ДНК (но не РНК), производное пиримидина, которое образует пару с аденином при спаривании оснований.
  1. DNA base C1 formal scientific

    A pyrimidine base found in DNA that pairs with adenine via two hydrogen bonds; it is replaced by uracil in RNA.

    • Thymine is one of the four nucleobases in the DNA molecule.
    • In DNA replication, adenine always pairs with thymine.
    • The sequence of thymine, cytosine, guanine, and adenine encodes genetic information.

    🇷🇺Тимин

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