JIPMER 2008
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2008
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Biomolecules (B)
JIPMER 2008 · Botany · Biomolecules (B)
Which of the following is not a pyrimidine ?
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.