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(A) Guanine unites with Cytosine but not...

(A) Guanine unites with Cytosine but not with Thymine.
(R) Guanine and Cytosine are purine bases while Thymine is a pyrimidine base.

A

Both A & R are true, R is the correct explanation of A

B

Both A & R are true, R is not correct explanation of A

C

A is true, R is false

D

A is false, R is true

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The correct Answer is:
C
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