Nucleic Acids - GRE Subject Test: Chemistry

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Question

Of the following groups of nitrogenous bases, which does not contain a purine?

Answer

We can use the mnemonic "PurAG" to remember that the purines are adenine and guanine. The only choice that does not contain a purine, therefore, is "cytosine, thymine, and uracil." Remember, pyrimidines contain a single ring, while purines have two.

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