thymine

Noun

A compound which is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids. A pyrimidine derivative, it is paired with adenine in double-stranded DNA.

ریشه

Mid 19th century from thymic acid (from which it was first obtained) + -ine.

مثال

• Thymine is one of the four nucleobases in the nucleic acid of DNA.
• Thymine pairs with adenine in DNA strands.
• The mutation caused a change in the thymine base.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Thymine base Thymine pair Thymine mutation Thymine component