Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pyrimidine base, C5H6N2O2, that is an essential constituent of DNA.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colorless crystalline compound, C5H6N2O2, prepared by the action of dilute sulphuric acid on thymic acid. It may also be obtained synthetically. It sublimes in plates and melts above 250° C. Also called
5-methyluracil .
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- noun biochemistry, genetics A base, C5H6N2O2, obtained by applying sulphuric acid to thymic acid; it pairs with
adenine inDNA .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
Etymologies
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Examples
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It is evident from the formulae that in thymine and cytosine a ring-like system of carbon and nitrogen atoms must be assumed.
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The two others, thymine and cytosine, showed a simpler composition; experiments of breakdown and synthesis led to the result that in thymine there must be a grouping of the carbon and nitrogen atoms corresponding to the following scheme:
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The UVA1 induced a type of lesion called thymine dimers on the deeper basal layers of the skin.
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Thymine dioxygenase 1.14.11.6 1 Nomenclature EC number 1.14.11.6 Systematic name thymine,2-oxoglutarate: oxygen oxidoreductase (7-hydroxylating) Recommended name thymine dioxygenase Synonyms 5-hydroxy-methyluracil dioxygenase 5-hydroxy-methyluracil oxygenase thymine 7-hydroxylase thymine dioxygenase CAS registry number 37256-67-0 2 Source Organism
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The electrons in a DNA molecule such as thymine, for instance, knit together and are firmly attached to thymine's atoms.
The Berkeley Daily Planet, The East Bay's Independent Newspaper 2010
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Each nucleotide unit is composed of a sugar, a phosphate, and one of four bases, adenine, cytosine, guanine, or thymine.
Spider Bones Kathy Reichs 2010
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I realized that I could use a simple quilt block to represent each of the four bases in DNA: cytosine, guanine, adenine, and thymine.
Boing Boing 2008
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He paired adenine with adenine instead of pairing it with thymine.
HOUSE RULES JODI PICOULT 2010
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These symbols represent the four basic chemical letters, or bases, the body uses to form DNA--guanine, cytosine, adenine and thymine.
Gene Machine Matthew Herper 2010
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These symbols represent the four basic chemical letters, or bases, the body uses to form DNA--guanine, cytosine, adenine and thymine.
Gene Machine Matthew Herper 2010
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