About The Medical Condition Thymine Dimers

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Thymine Dimers

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Thymine Dimers Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Thymine Dimers?

Dimers found in DNA chains damaged by ultraviolet irradiation. They consist of two adjacent pyrimidine nucleotides, usually thymine nucleotides, in which the pyrimidine residues are covalently joined by a cyclobutane ring. These dimers stop DNA replication.

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