Q. Which of the following is a purine ?

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Solution:

Nitrogenous bases are of two types-purines and pyrimidines. Purines are -membered double ring nitrogen bases, which possess nitrogen at and position, eg, adenine , guanine . Pyrimidines are -membered nitrogen bases that contain nitrogen at and positions, eg, cytosine , thymine , uracil .