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Biomolecules

Question
CBSEENBI11025644

Which one from those given below represents the position of nitrogen in the 9-membered double rings of purines?

  • 2, 4, 6 and 8

  • 1, 3, 7 and 9

  • 1, 4, 8 and 9

  • 3, 5, 7 and 8

Solution

B.

1, 3, 7 and 9

Purines are 9-membered double rings with nitrogen at 1, 3, 7 and 9 positions. DNA has two types of purines namely Adenine (A) and Guanine (G).