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Question
The pyrimidine bases of DNA are ______.
Options
Adenine and Guanine
Guanine and Cytosine
Adenine and Thymine
Thymine and Cytosine
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Solution
The pyrimidine bases of DNA are Thymine and Cytosine.
Explanation:
The pyrimidine bases in DNA are cytosine (C) and thymine (T). They form hydrogen bonds with the purine bases guaitine (G) and adenine (A).
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