FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term thymine catabolic process ID (Ontology) GO:0006210 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of thymine, 5-methyluracil, one of the two major pyrimidine bases present (as thymidine) in DNA but not found in RNA other than (as ribothymidine) in transfer RNA, where it is a minor base.
Also Known As "thymine breakdown" ; "thymine catabolism" ; "thymine degradation"
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       2
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 thymine catabolic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       2
     involved_in | thymine catabolic process       2
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pyrimidine nucleobase metabolic process
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nucleobase catabolic process                      |
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pyrimidine-containing compound catabolic process  |
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                                                  thymine catabolic process  2 rec.
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thymine metabolic process
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  • "thymine breakdown" EXACT
    "thymine catabolism" EXACT
    "thymine degradation" EXACT
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