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Q. Thymine is also called

Molecular Basis of Inheritance

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Thymine and uracil, both have similar structures and are pyrimidine. Thymine ring has one additional methyl group at $5'$ position in its pyrimidine ring. Therefore it is also called $5 $ methyl uracil.