List the four bases that can be found in the nucleotides of DNA. In what way are they divided into two groups?
Four bases in DNA nucleotides-
A- Adenine
G- Guanine
T - Thymine
C - Cytosine
They are grouped in two - purines and pyrimidines.
Purines include two base (A and G)
Pyrimidines include (T , C and U in RNA ).
The basis of this classification is how many membered ring present , how many Nitrogen atoms present .
Purines have 2 ring structure , one ring is 6 membered and other is 5 membered. And they have 4 nitrogen atoms.
Pyrimidines have single ring structure. They are 6 membered . And have 2 nitrogen atoms.
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