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Dimers, Pyrimidine

Dimers, Pyrimidine Definition & Meaning
Dimers, Pyrimidine Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Medical Term Dimers, Pyrimidine?

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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