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Nitrogenous base present in DNA are
(a) Thymine
(b) Cytosine
(c) Adenine
(d) Guanine

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a, b, c

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a, c, d

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b, c, d

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D

all

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Solution

The correct option is D all
Nitrogen base present in DNA are Adenine, Guanine, Thymine and Cytosine. But in RNA Uracil replaces the thymine.

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