AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which base, found in DNA, is absent from RNA?
A
adenine (A)
B
thymine (T)
C
cytosine (C)
D
guanine (G)
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Uracil is present only in RNA, whereas thymine is present only in DNA. Thus, thymine is the nitrogenous base which is not present in RNA.

Detailed explanation-2: -Final answer: Uracil nitrogen base is absent in DNA.

Detailed explanation-3: -In DNA, this pyrimidine nitrogenous base is the one that pairs up with adenine through hydrogen bonding; however, in RNA thymine is replaced with uracil.

Detailed explanation-4: -The four bases of DNA are adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine, abbreviated A, T, C, and G respectively. In RNA, the base thymine is not found and is instead replaced by a different base called uracil, abbreviated U. The other three bases are present in both DNA and RNA.

Detailed explanation-5: -⇒ Thymine is present in DNA but not in RNA.

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