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Biomolecules

Question
CBSEENBI11003486

Which one of the following is an incorrect combination

  • Adenine, thymine, cytidine

  • Adenine, cytosine, thymine

  • Guanine, thymine, uracil

  • Cytosine, uracil, guanine

Solution

A.

Adenine, thymine, cytidine

Adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), thymine (T) and uracil (U) are all nitrogenous bases, whereas cytidine is a nucleoside i.e., a combination of a nitrogenous base (cytosine) with a pentose sugar (ribose).