单词 | thymine dimer |
释义 | thymine dimerthy·mine di·merthymine dimera pair of adjacent THYMINE residues in a single POLYNUCLEOTIDE CHAIN that have become chemically bonded, usually by the action of ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT. The lesion can inhibit DNA replication unless repaired. However, the processes responsible for repairing the lesion sometimes make errors, in turn creating MUTATIONS. see XERODERMA PIGMENTOSUM. |
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