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The pyrimidine bases present in DNA are...

The pyrimidine bases present in DNA are

A

Cytosine and Uracil

B

Cytosine and Thymine

C

Cytosine and Guanine

D

Cytosine and Adenine

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B
In DNA four bases are present adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C) and thymine (T). Out of which pyrimidine bases are cytosine and thymine.
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Knowledge Check

  • Pyrimidine base is

    A
    C
    B
    T
    C
    U
    D
    AII

  • Purine and pyrimidine bases present in both DNA and RNA are

    A
    uracil
    B
    thymine
    C
    Cytosine
    D
    adenine

  • Assertion: Purine bases present in DNA are adenine and guanine. Reason: The base thymine is present in RNA while base uracil is present in DNA.

    A
    If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
    B
    If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
    C
    If assertion is true but reason is false.
    D
    If both assertion and reason are false.

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