A pyrimidine ring and an imidazole ring.
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Pyrimidines have one ring structure in their molecular composition. This ring is composed of six atoms, including four carbon atoms and two nitrogen atoms, arranged in a hexagonal shape.
Purines are larger molecules compared to pyrimidines. Purines consist of a six-membered ring fused to a five-membered ring, while pyrimidines are single-ring structures.
Pyrimidines have a single ring and are part of the basic building blocks for RNA and DNA.
Thymine is a single-ringed nitrogenous base.
Pyrimidines (cytosine, thymine, uracil) have a single-ring structure, while purines (adenine, guanine) have a double-ring structure. Purines always pair with pyrimidines in DNA and RNA bases. Additionally, purines are larger molecules compared to pyrimidines.
Thymine and cytosine are two nitrogen bases found in DNA. DNA is composed of thousands of nucleotides which are composed of one of four nitrogen bases. Both of these nitrogen bases are also pyrimidines, or they have one ring like structure See related link for more info on thymine, cytosine and pyrimidines.