Q85 / 180 · AIIMS 2006 · Chemistry

Thymine is

Correct answer
A
5-methyluracil
B
4-methyluracil
C
3-methyluracil
D
1 -methyluracil.

Solution

Thymine, also known as 5-methyluracil, is a pyrimidine nucleobase. As the name implies, thymine may be derived by methylation of uracil at the $5^{\text {th }}$ carbon.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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