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thymine


thy·mine

noun \ˈthī-ˌmēn\

Definition of THYMINE

: a pyrimidine base C5H6N2O2 that is one of the four bases coding genetic information in the polynucleotide chain of DNA—compare adenine, cytosine, guanine, uracil

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