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Adenine and thymine are both nitrogenous bases.

Adenine is a purine, meaning it has a six-membered ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms fused together with a five-membered ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms. The chemical formula of adenine is C5H5N5.

Thymine is smaller; it is a pyrimidine, meaning it has a six-membered ring of carbon and nitrogen atoms. The chemical formula for thymine is C5H6N2O2.

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