What are the two pyrimidines?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking for the names of the two pyrimidine bases found in nucleic acids. Pyrimidines are one of the two categories of nitrogenous bases in DNA and RNA.
Answer
Cytosine and thymine
The two major pyrimidines in DNA are cytosine and thymine.
Answer for screen readers
The two major pyrimidines in DNA are cytosine and thymine.
More Information
In RNA, thymine is replaced by uracil, so the pyrimidines in RNA are cytosine and uracil.
Tips
One common mistake is confusing the pyrimidines present in DNA with those in RNA.
Sources
- What are the two pyrimidines? - Brainly.ph - brainly.ph
- What is the Difference Between Purines and Pyrimidines? - Albert.io - albert.io
- Which two DNA Nucleotides are pyrimidines? - Homework.Study.com - homework.study.com
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