Question

difference between purines and pyrimidines

Answer 1

1. purine are double ringed

pyrimidine are single ringed

Answer 2

Do you know the difference between a Purine and a Pyrimidine? Purines and Pyrimidines are the nitrogen-containing "bases" found in the nucleotides that make up DNA and RNA. As shown in Figure 12-5 from the Dragonfly Book (at right), purines have two rings in their structure, while pyrimidines have just one.