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Question
Which of the following is a purine?
Explanation
Adenine is double-ring purine base with structure of fused pyrimidine and imidazole. Purines include adenine and guanine, while pyrimidines are single-ring thymine, uracil and cytosine, differing in nitrogenous base classification in nucleic acids.
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