thymine

(symbol: T) n. a pyrimidine compound in the nucleotides of living organisms. It is one of the four bases in DNA that constitute the genetic code, the others being adenine, cytosine, and guanine. In RNA, uracil replaces thymine.

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Psychology term of the day

October 9th 2024

method of absolute judgment

a psychophysical procedure in which stimuli are presented in random order to a participant, whose task is to place each stimulus in a particular category. The stimuli usually vary along one or two dimensions, such as brightness or loudness. Also called absolute-judgment method.