Pyrimidine Dimers
Synonyms
Cyclobutane Dimer, Thymine-Thymine
Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimers
Cyclobutane-Pyrimidine Dimers
Cytosine Thymine Dimers
Cytosine-Thymine Dimers
Dimer, Thymine-Cyclobutane
Dimer, Thymine-Thymine Cyclobutane
Dimers, Cyclobutane-Pyrimidine
Dimers, Cytosine-Thymine
Dimers, Pyrimidine
Dimers, Thymine
Thymine Cyclobutane Dimer
Thymine Dimers
Thymine Thymine Cyclobutane Dimer
Thymine-Cyclobutane Dimer
Thymine-Thymine Cyclobutane Dimer
Dimers found in DNA chains damaged by ULTRAVIOLET RAYS. They consist of two adjacent PYRIMIDINE NUCLEOTIDES, usually THYMINE nucleotides, in which the pyrimidine residues are covalently joined by a cyclobutane ring. These dimers block DNA REPLICATION.
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