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  • Guanine: The Bulkiest Nitrogenous Base - Structure & Properties
    The bulkiest nitrogenous base out of the four main ones (Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine) is Guanine.

    Here's why:

    * Guanine has a two-ring structure (purine) and a complex side chain, making it the largest and most bulky.

    * Adenine is also a purine but has a simpler side chain than Guanine.

    * Cytosine and Thymine are both pyrimidines, having a single-ring structure, making them smaller than purines.

    Therefore, Guanine takes the crown for the bulkiest nitrogenous base.

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