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A-LevelBiologyNucleic acids and protein synthesis9700/12 · May/June 2014 · Q201 Mark

Which nucleic acid bases are pyrimidines?

Aadenine and guanine
Badenine, cytosine and thymine
Ccytosine, thymine and uracil
Dguanine, cytosine and uracil

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C: cytosine, thymine and uracil

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Nucleic acids and protein synthesis, A-Level Biology (syllabus 9700). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Biology, May/June 2014 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 20.

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