Chhattisgarh PMT Chhattisgarh PMT Solved Paper-2004

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    Which of the following is a purine ?

    A)  Prokaryotes                     

    B)  Guanine

    C)  Thymine                            

    D)  Uracil

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Nitrogenous bases are of two types-purines and pyrimidines. Purines are 9-membered double ring nitrogen bases, which possess nitrogen at 1, 3, 7 and 9 position, eg, adenine , guanine (G). Pyrimidines are 6-membered nitrogen bases that contain nitrogen at 1 and 3 positions, eg, cytosine , thymine (T), uracil (U).


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