THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN
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Adenine
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Cytosine
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Guanine
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Thymine
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Detailed explanation-1: -DNA and RNA are nearly identical polymers of nucleotides, except for the base pairs. DNA contains thymine while the same is substituted with uracil in RNA.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nucleotide The bases used in DNA are adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G) and thymine (T). In RNA, the base uracil (U) takes the place of thymine.
Detailed explanation-3: -Because thymine has a higher resistance to photochemical mutation and makes the genetic code more durable, DNA uses it instead of uracil. This is required to store all the data required for life to function.
Detailed explanation-4: -Adenine and guanine are found in RNA and DNA in terrestrial life, whereas thymine is only found in DNA and uracil only in RNA.
Detailed explanation-5: -RNA consists of four nitrogenous bases: adenine, cytosine, uracil, and guanine. Uracil is a pyrimidine that is structurally similar to the thymine, another pyrimidine that is found in DNA.