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Question

On the basis of the relationship in the first related pair of words, write a suitable word in the gap of the second pair.

Purine : Adenine :: Pyrimidine : _____

WBBSE Class X Life Science 02 (a) Cell Division and Cell Cycle 01 Mark 2024

Answer

Thymine.

Explanation:

Adenine is a purine base, and thymine is a pyrimidine base found in DNA. The relationship asked for is between the classes of nitrogenous bases in nucleic acids.

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