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Which of the four nitrogen bases of DNA is the most important in the organism’s ability to generate energy to power cellular processes?

Guanine

Adenine

Thymine

Cytosine

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The answer to this is Adenine. 
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The correct answer is adenine.

A nitrogen-containing base or nitrogenous base refers to an organic molecule with a nitrogen atom, which possesses the chemical features of a base. The prime biological role of a nitrogenous base is to combine with the nucleic acids together.

Adenine is a nucleobase and its derivatives exhibit numerous functions in biochemistry including cellular respiration, in the form of both the cofactors NAD and FAD and the energy-rich adenosine triphosphate.


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