pyrimidine bases

pyrimidine bases
a group of chemical compounds of which pyrimidine is the base, including 2,4-dioxypyrimidine (uracil), 2,4-dioxy-5-methylpyrimidine (thymine), and 2-oxy-4-aminopyrimidine (cytosine), which are common constituents of nucleic acids. See illustration.

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