thymine
DNA base, T
Thymine is one of the four chemical bases that make up DNA, pairing with adenine in the double helix structure.
It's abbreviated as T in genetic sequences: The DNA segment read ATTCGA.
In RNA, uracil replaces thymine.
Purine nucleobase in DNA
- guaninePurine nucleobase in DNA
- cytosinePyrimidine nucleobase in genetics
- uracilRNA pyrimidine nucleobase
- pyrimidineHeterocyclic aromatic nitrogen compound
purine · nucleotide · base · nucleoside · nitrogenous · heterocyclic · tautomer · molecular formula
Two intertwined spirals
- base pairingNucleotide hydrogen bond matching
- complementaryMutually supplying lacks
- Watson-CrickDNA base pairing model
- hydrogen bondElectronegativity-based intermolecular attraction
replication · transcription · chromosome · genome · gene · sequencing · polymerase · deoxyribose
Permanent DNA alteration
- substitutionExchange of one for another
- point mutationSingle nucleotide change in DNA
- DNA damageInjury to genetic material
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
genetic code · codon · genome · allele · genotype · phenotype · expression
Nucleotide chain carrying heredity
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- degradationDecline in condition
- enzymeProtein that hastens reactions
- kinasePhosphate-transferring enzyme
Invisible high-energy light waves
- sunlightRadiance from our star
- skin cancerMalignancy of the dermis
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
- mutagenesisInducing stable genetic changes
adenine
Purine nucleobase in DNA
- guaninePurine nucleobase in DNA
- cytosinePyrimidine nucleobase in genetics
- uracilRNA pyrimidine nucleobase
pyrimidine · purine · nucleotide · base · nucleoside · nitrogenous · heterocyclic · tautomer · molecular formula
double helix
Two intertwined spirals
- base pairingNucleotide hydrogen bond matching
- complementaryMutually supplying lacks
- Watson-CrickDNA base pairing model
hydrogen bond · replication · transcription · chromosome · genome · gene · sequencing · polymerase · deoxyribose · antiparallel
mutation
Permanent DNA alteration
- substitutionExchange of one for another
- point mutationSingle nucleotide change in DNA
- DNA damageInjury to genetic material
heredity · genetic code · codon · genome · allele · genotype · phenotype · expression
nucleic acid
Nucleotide chain carrying heredity
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- degradationDecline in condition
- enzymeProtein that hastens reactions
kinase · phosphorylation · thymidine · salvage pathway · metabolism
UV radiation
Invisible high-energy light waves
- sunlightRadiance from our star
- skin cancerMalignancy of the dermis
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
- DNA Componentsadenine, cytosine, guanine, deoxyribose, phosphate group
- Biochemicalsamino acid, amino acids, protein, proteins, DNA
- BiomoleculesDNA, protein, RNA, enzyme, mRNA
- geneticsDNA, allele, genotype, genes, gene
- DNA basesadenine, guanine, cytosine, A, T
- biochemistryenzymes, proteins, biochemistry, protein, enzyme