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a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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Definitions
- n. a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
- n. nucleotide derived from thymine with a deoxyribose sugar and a phosphate group
- n. the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet
- n. thyroid hormone similar to thyroxine but with one less iodine atom per molecule and produced in smaller quantity; exerts the same biological effects as thyroxine but is more potent and briefer
- n. hormone produced by the thyroid glands to regulate metabolism by controlling the rate of oxidation in cells
- n. a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms