Purine bases, such as adenine and guanine, have ________ joined ring(s) for their structure, compared to pyrimidine bases, such as cytosine and thymine, that have ________ ring(s) in their structure.

A. one; two
B. two; three
C. two; one
D. three; one


Answer: C

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