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The pyrimidine bases present in DNA are...

The pyrimidine bases present in DNA are

A

cytosine and adenine

B

cytosine and guanine

C

cytosine and thymine

D

cytosine and uracil .

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The correct Answer is:
C
DNA contains cytosine and thymine as pyrimidine bases and guanine and adenine as purine bases.
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