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2024 · 6 Apr · Shift 1 · Q18
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Biomolecules question

2024 · 6 Apr · Shift 1 · Q18

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DNA molecule contains 4 bases whose structure are shown below. One of the structures is not correct, identify the incorrect base structure.
  1. A
    JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift Chemistry - Biomolecules Question 21 English Option 1
  2. B
    JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift Chemistry - Biomolecules Question 21 English Option 2
  3. C
    JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift Chemistry - Biomolecules Question 21 English Option 3
  4. D
    JEE Main 2024 (Online) 6th April Morning Shift Chemistry - Biomolecules Question 21 English Option 4
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Correct answer: D

The question asks us to identify the incorrectly drawn DNA base structure among four given structures.

However, in the provided prompt, the actual structures for options A, B, C, and D are missing. Since the question depends entirely on inspecting those structural formulas, it is not possible to independently determine which option is incorrect without seeing them.

Step 1: What bases are present in DNA?

DNA contains four nitrogenous bases:

  1. Adenine — a purine
  2. Guanine — a purine
  3. Cytosine — a pyrimidine
  4. Thymine — a pyrimidine

Step 2: Correct standard structures to compare against

To identify an incorrect structure, we would compare each option with the known base formulas:

  • Adenine: 666-aminopurine
  • Guanine: 222-amino-666-oxopurine
  • Cytosine: 444-amino-222-oxopyrimidine
  • Thymine: 555-methyl-2,42,42,4-dioxopyrimidine

A common trap is drawing uracil instead of thymine.

  • Uracil lacks the methyl group at the 555-position.
  • Thymine has a −CH3-CH_3−CH3​ group at the 555-position.

Step 3: Why the answer cannot be fully derived from the prompt

Because the option structures are not shown, I cannot verify whether option D is indeed the incorrect one.

Step 4: Comparison with stored answer

The stored correct answer is D, but since the structural diagrams are absent, I cannot independently confirm it from the given information.

If the missing option D corresponds to an incorrectly drawn DNA base (for example, uracil in place of thymine, or wrong placement of amino/oxo groups), then D would be correct.

So, based only on the stored key and common exam patterns, D is plausible, but not rigorously derivable from the prompt as written.

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