thymine metabolic process

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Namethymine metabolic process
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Biological process

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thymine metabolism

Description

The chemical reactions and pathways involving 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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