Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process
thymine biosynthetic process
- Term ID
- GO:0046106
- Synonyms
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- thymine anabolism
- thymine biosynthesis
- thymine formation
- thymine synthesis
- Definition
- The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of thymine, 5-methyluracil, one of the two major pyrimidine bases present (as thymidine) in DNA but not found in RNA other than (as ribothymidine) in transfer RNA, where it is a minor base.
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- Ontology
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Phenotype
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