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The nitrogenous organic base purine occu...

The nitrogenous organic base purine occurring in RNA is

A

cytosine

B

thymine

C

guanine

D

uracil

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C
Purines are 9-membered double ring nitrogen bases which possess nitrogen at 1, 3, 7 and 9 positions, e.g. adenine (A), guanme (G). These purines are present in both DNA and RNA.
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