Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology
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ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9.2, Problem 1CC
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To determine:

The pyrimidines that are found in both DNA and RNA.

Introduction Principles of Biology, Chapter 9.2, Problem 1CC

DNA is deoxyribonucleic acid. It stores the information needed by the cell to produce proteins. DNA acts as a specific genetic material in most of the organisms except some viruses, which contain RNA instead of DNA. Nucleotides are the building blocks of DNA.

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