Purine derivative among the following bases is ___.

Guanine

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Cytosine

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Thymine

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Uracil

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Solution

The correct option is A Guanine
A purine is a heterocyclic aromatic organic compound that consists of a pyramidine ring fused to an imidazole ring. Adenine and guanine are the purine bases and thymine and cytosine are the pyramidine bases in nucleic acids.

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