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Which of the following individual organic compounds strictly belong to the Pyrimidine structural claBiomolecules Chemistry Question

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Which of the following individual organic compounds strictly belong to the Pyrimidine structural class of nitrogenous bases found within naturally occurring nucleic acid polymers?

Answer: B,C,D

💡 Solution & Explanation

Pyrimidines are characterized by a single six-membered heterocyclic ring containing two nitrogen atoms. Cytosine ($C$), Thymine ($T$), and Uracil ($U$) are the three standard pyrimidines. Adenine ($A$) features a fused double-ring system and is firmly classified as a purine.

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