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Genetic Phenomena > DNA Damage > Pyrimidine Dimers
Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring > Pyrimidines > Pyrimidine Nucleotides > Pyrimidine Dimers
Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides > Nucleotides > Pyrimidine Nucleotides > Pyrimidine Dimers
Carbohydrates > Glycosides > Nucleotides > Pyrimidine Nucleotides > Pyrimidine Dimers
Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides > Nucleotides > Polynucleotides > Oligonucleotides > Pyrimidine Dimers
... > Carbohydrates > Glycosides > Nucleotides > Polynucleotides > Oligonucleotides > Pyrimidine Dimers

Preferred term

Pyrimidine Dimers  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimer
  • Cyclobutane-Pyrimidine Dimer
  • Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimers
  • Cyclobutane-Pyrimidine Dimers
  • Pyrimidine Dimer
  • Pyrimidine Dimer, Cyclobutane
  • Pyrimidine Dimers, Cyclobutane

Scope note

  • 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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