Classification.Answer the following questions in reference to the five nucleotides listed below.

A. This nucleotide is a double-ring molecule.
B. Three hydrogen bonds connect guanine to __________ in the DNA molecule.
C. If one chain of a DNA molecule has a purine at a given position, this nucleotide complements it on the other chain.
D. Erwin Chargaff's data indicates that within a species, the amount of adenine is always equal to the amount of this nucleotide.
E. This nucleotide is not incorporated into the structure of the DNA helix.


A. Guanine
B. Cytosine
C. Pyrimidine
D. Thymine
E. Uracil

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