BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

NUCLEIC ACIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following options, A-D, are the pyrimidine bases found in DNA?
A
uracil and thymine
B
thymine and cytosine
C
adenine and thymine
D
cytosine and uracil
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -So, option A “ Cytosine and Thymine” is the correct answer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Thus, the pyrimidine bases present in DNA are thymine and cytosine.

Detailed explanation-3: -Two major purines present in nucleotides are adenine (A) and guanine (G), and three major pyrimidines are thymine (T), cytosine (C), and uracil (U).

Detailed explanation-4: -Pyrimidines consist of single ringed structure and examples are cytosine, uracil and thymine.

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