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Thymine is held by two hydrogen bonds wi...

Thymine is held by two hydrogen bonds with the base :

A

guanine

B

cytosine

C

adenine

D

thymine

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The correct Answer is:
C
DNA contains adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), thymine (T) bases and there is uracil (U) in place of thymine in case of RNA. The pair of complimentary bases are, A—T, A—U and G—C
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