Molecular Basis of Inheritance Question 12

12. Uridine, present only in RNA is a

[NEET Kar. 2013]

(a) Pyrimidine

(b) Nucleoside

(c) Nucleotide

(d) Purine

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Answer : b

Hints & Solution

(b) The combination of pentose sugar with nitrogenous bases (purines or pyrimidines) is called nucleoside. Examples are adenosine, guanosine, cytidine, thymidine and uridine.