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One of the four bases in DNA that make up the letters ATGC, thymine is the "T". The others are adenine, guanine, and cytosine. Thymine always pairs with adenine.
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Listen to a detailed explanation.
Dr. Robert Nussbaum, formerly of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Genetic Disease Research, defines thymine.
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adenine,
base pair,
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA),
ribonucleic acid (RNA),
protein,
genetic code (ATGC),
nucleotide,
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