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Which one of the following pairs of nitrogenous bases of nucleic acids, is wrongly matched with the category mentioned against it?
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- Thymine, Uracil - Pyrimidines
- Uracil, Cytosine - Pyrimidines
- Guanine, Adenine - Purines
- Adenine, Thymine - Purines
Correct Option: D
Purine is an organic nitrogenous base sparingly soluble in water, that gives rise to a group of biologically important derivatives, notably adenine and guanine, which occur in nucleotides and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA).