Thymine is a pyrimidine that occurs only in DNA. In DNA, forms a base pair with adenine. In RNA, it is replace by uracil.
Find out more: A Beginner's Guide to Nucleic Acids
In this visual guide, you'll find the structures of thymine, cytosine, uracil, adenine, and guanine.
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