MHT CET · Chemistry · Biomolecules
Which from following nitrogen bases of nucleic acids is derived from purine?
- A Cytosine
- B Uracil
- C Guanine
- D Thymine
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Correct Answer
(B) Uracil
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- Purines are one of the two types of nitrogenous bases in nucleic acids, the other being pyrimidines. Purines are larger, two-ring structures.
- The purine bases are Adenine (A) and Guanine (G).
- The pyrimidines, which have a single-ring structure, include Cytosine (C), Thymine (T), and Uracil (U).
So, Guanine is the nitrogen base derived from purine.
- Purines are one of the two types of nitrogenous bases in nucleic acids, the other being pyrimidines. Purines are larger, two-ring structures.
- The purine bases are Adenine (A) and Guanine (G).
- The pyrimidines, which have a single-ring structure, include Cytosine (C), Thymine (T), and Uracil (U).
So, Guanine is the nitrogen base derived from purine.
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