{"id":2124,"date":"2024-03-05T15:28:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=2124"},"modified":"2024-03-05T15:28:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T15:28:04","slug":"which-one-of-the-following-is-a-purine-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-one-of-the-following-is-a-purine-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Which one of the following is a purine base ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Thymine&#8221; option2=&#8221;Cytosine&#8221; option3=&#8221;Uracil&#8221; option4=&#8221;Guanine&#8221; correct=&#8221;option4&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is (d). Guanine is a purine base.<\/p>\n<p>Purine bases are nitrogenous bases that are found in DNA and RNA. They are composed of two rings, a pyrimidine ring and an imidazole ring. The purine bases are adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and thymine (T). 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