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Thymine is
ChemistryBiomoleculesAIIMSAIIMS 2015
Options:
  • A 5-methyluracil
  • B 4-methyluracil
  • C 3-methyluracil
  • D 1-methyluracil.
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The correct answer is: 5-methyluracil
Thymine, also known as 5-methyluracil, is a pyrimidine base. As the name implies, thymine may be derived by methylation of uracil at the $5^{\text {th }}$ carbon.

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