Thymine is a ________.

Amino acid

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Purine

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Pyrimidine

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Fatty acid

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Solution

The correct option is C Pyrimidine
There are two types of nitrogenous bases, that form the nucleotides. They are purines and pyrimidines. Thymine is a pyrimidine ( $N_{2}$ base).

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