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Which of the following is not pyrimidine N-base?

A
Uracil
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Thyamine
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C
Adenine
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Cytosine
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Solution

The correct option is D Adenine
A molecule that contains nitrogen and has the chemical properties of a base is called nitrogenous bases. There are two major types of nitrogenous bases that are the purine and the pyrimidine. Among them adenine and guanine is a purine base whereas cytosine and thymine or uracil is a pyrimidine base. So,adenine is a compound which is one of the four constituent bases of nucleic acids. It is a purine derivative, it is paired with thymine in double stranded DNA.
So, the correct option is (C).

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