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チミン (chimin) Japanese meaning: thymine | Kotomora

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Meanings

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thymine

A pyrimidine base found in DNA; used in biochemistry and genetics contexts.

DNAでは、チミンがアデニンと対ついになる。
In DNA, thymine pairs with adenine.

Related words

ウラシル
Uracil replaces thymine in RNA.
アデニン
Adenine is the complementary base to thymine in DNA.

Etymology

International scientific term, from English 'thymine', derived from 'thymus' (the gland from which it was first isolated).