The pyrimidine in which bonding takes place through three hydrogen bonds
Adenine
Guanine
Thymine
Cytosine
Uracil
A
Adenine
B
Guanine
C
Thymine
D
Cytosine
E
Uracil
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Cytosine forms three hydrogen bonds with guanine, and adenine forms two hydrogen bonds with thymine.
These hydrogen-bonded nitrogenous bases are often referred to as base pairs.
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