Biology as Poetry: Genetics

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Pyrimidine

Nitrogenous base possessing single ring; thymine, cytosine, and uracil are prominent examples.

Compare with purine.

Note that the less complicated, single ring structure of the pyrimidine nevertheless possesses the less complicated name.

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