JIPMER2008BotanyBiomolecules (B)

Which of the following is not a pyrimidine ?

Options

AThymine
BUracil
CGuanine
DCytosine

Correct answer

C. Guanine

Step-by-step solution

The nitrogenous bases are of two types : (a) Pyrimidine base-cytosine, thymine (b) Purine base-adenine, guanine. These nitrogenous bases are found in DNA/RNA. Uracil is found in RNA in place of thymine.

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