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Adenine pairs with thymine, and cytosine with guanine; a short strand made up, for example, of ATCG would bind to TAGC and not other sequences.
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IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2023
The molecules are called bases and are represented by the letters A (adenine), T (thymine), G (guanine), and C (cytosine).
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Feb. 2016
These symbols represent the four basic chemical letters, or bases, the body uses to form DNA--guanine, cytosine, adenine and thymine.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2010
Adenine bonds with thymine, and cytosine bonds with guanine.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
Ninety percent of the thymine in their DNA was replaced by chlorouracil.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 6 July 2011
Stuck to every sugar is a base—the As (adenine), Gs (guanine), Cs (cytosine), and Ts (thymine).
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2023
Four chemical bases — adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine — bond with hydrogen to make base pairings.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2022
Just four molecules make up all of our genes: Adenine (A), which can only pair with thymine (T), and cytosine (C), which can only pair with guanine (G).
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2020
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IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2023
The molecules are called bases and are represented by the letters A (adenine), T (thymine), G (guanine), and C (cytosine).
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Feb. 2016
These symbols represent the four basic chemical letters, or bases, the body uses to form DNA--guanine, cytosine, adenine and thymine.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2010
Adenine bonds with thymine, and cytosine bonds with guanine.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
Ninety percent of the thymine in their DNA was replaced by chlorouracil.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 6 July 2011
Stuck to every sugar is a base—the As (adenine), Gs (guanine), Cs (cytosine), and Ts (thymine).
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2023
Four chemical bases — adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine — bond with hydrogen to make base pairings.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2022
Just four molecules make up all of our genes: Adenine (A), which can only pair with thymine (T), and cytosine (C), which can only pair with guanine (G).
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2020
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Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin thymus
First Known Use
1894, in the meaning defined above
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“Thymine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thymine. Accessed 7 Dec. 2023.
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