BIOLOGY
NUCLEIC ACIDS
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Question
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Uracil is
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Pyrimidine
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Present only in RNA
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Pairs with Adenine
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All of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Uracil is a demethylated form of thymine. Uracil. Names. Preferred IUPAC name. Pyrimidine-2, 4(1H, 3H)-dione.
Detailed explanation-2: -Uracil is the nitrogenous base present only in RNA, but not in DNA. Thymine is in DNA. DNA have thymine, guanine, adenine and cytosine. Thymine is replaced by uracil in RNA.
Detailed explanation-3: -One of two chemical compounds that cells use to make the building blocks of DNA and RNA. Examples of pyrimidines are cytosine, thymine, and uracil.
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