Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question 11
Question: Assertion : Adenine and guanine are doublering bases. Reason : Adenine and guanine are pyrimidines.
Options:
A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false
D) If both the assertion and reason are false
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
The bases of nucleic acids are of two types (i) pyrimidines and (ii) purines.
Adenine and guanine are double-ring bases called purines; cytosine, thymine and uracil are single-ring bases called pyrimidines.