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    Which one of the following pairs of nitrogenous bases of nucleic acids, is wrongly matched with the category mentioned against it?

    A)  Thymine, Uracil             -   Pyrimidines

    B)  Uracil, Cytosine             -   Pyrimidines

    C)  Guanine, Adenine          -   Purines

    D)  Adenine, Thymine          -   Purines  

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     Purine is an organic nitrogenous base sparingly soluble in water-that gives rise to a group of biologically important derivatives, notably adenine and guanine, which occur in nucleotides and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA).


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