thymine
noun
thy·mine
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Definition of thymine
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In 1953, scientists proposed that DNA is structured as a double helix, with the chemical bases—adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T)—stacked up in pairs between two intertwining lengths of sugar and phosphate. — Ryan Rossotto, National Geographic, "DNA, explained," 12 June 2019 The bases are often referred to as A, C, G and T, the initials of their full chemical names, adenine, cytosine, guanine and thymine. — The Economist, "BiotechnologyGene editing takes another step forward," 26 Oct. 2017 Harmful herbs AAs spur cancers almost exclusively by inducing adenine-to-thymine (A-to-T) mutations in DNA. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Herbal remedies embraced by naturopaths, alt med widely linked to liver cancers," 18 Oct. 2017 The nascent technology converts the 1s and 0s of computing’s binary code into A, C, G and T, the letters that correspond to DNA base types, adenine, cytosine, guanine and thymine. — Jay Greene, WSJ, "Malware Stored in Synthetic DNA Can Take Over a PC, Researchers Find," 10 Aug. 2017 The vast chains of DNA in each cell are made of just four molecules — adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine — arranged in enormously varied configurations. — Gina Kolata, The Seattle Times, "Who needs hard drives? Scientists store film clip in DNA," 12 July 2017 The vast chains of DNA in each cell are made of just four molecules — adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine — arranged in enormously varied configurations. — Gina Kolata, New York Times, "Who Needs Hard Drives? Scientists Store Film Clip in DNA," 12 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'thymine.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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