Pyrimidine

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Food Biotechnology

A single-ring, nitrogen-containing base present in nucleic acid s. Cytosine (C) and thymine (T) are present in DNA, whereas uracil (U) replaces T in RNA. Thymine is a synonym for 5-methyluracil.

UN Food and Agriculture Organization — Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture

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Human Genome

A nitrogen-containing, single-ring, basic compound that occurs in nucleic acids. The pyrimidines in DNA are cytosine and thymine; in RNA, cytosine and uracil. See also: base pair

Human Genome Project — Human Genome Project