Thymine is

A

5-methyluracil

B

4-methyluracil

C

3-methyluracil

D

1-methyluracil

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A
Thymine, also known as 5-methyluracil, is a pyrimidine nucleobase. As the name implies, thymine may be derived by methylation of uracil at the `5^(th)` carbon.
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