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The bases cytosine (C), thymine (T), and uracil (U), are pyrimidine derivatives. They have a six ringed structure.

IN DNA, the purines adenine (A) and guanine (G) pair up with the pyrimidines thymine (T) and cytosine (C).

Purines have a pyrimidine ring fused to an imidazole ring.

As to the question: No, they do not. They are purines.

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