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NEET Botany Nucleic Acids MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-fact-Easy-Class 12

What is another chemical name for thymine

A

³⁻Methyl uracil

B

²⁻Methyl uracil

C

⁵⁻Methyl cytosine

D

⁵⁻Methyl uracil

Correct Answer

Option D

Detailed Explanation

Thymine is also known as⁵⁻methyl uracil due to the presence of a methyl group at the $5^{th}$ carbon.

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