How can you determine if a compound is a purine or pyrimidine?
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Purines and pyrimidines are the nitrogen bases that hold DNA strands together through hydrogen bonds. They pair together through complementary pairing based on Chargaff's Rule (A::T and G::C). The purines in DNA are adenine and guanine, the same as in RNA.
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