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What nitrogenous bases are found in DNA?


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DNA:

  1. DNA is a polynucleotide.
  2. Each nucleotide comprises deoxyribose sugar and a nitrogenous base with a phosphate bond.

Nitrogenous bases found in DNA:

  1. Adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G), and cytosine (C).
  2. Adenine and guanine are called purine bases.
  3. Thymine and cytosine are called pyrimidine bases.
  4. A pairs with T and G pairs with C by 2 and 3 hydrogen bonds, respectively.

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