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Danielle Styles
on Oct 27, 2024
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Uracil forms a complementary pair with ____ in RNA and ____ in DNA.
A) adenine; adenine
B) adenine; thymine
C) thymine; thymine
D) thymine; adenine
E) uracil; uracil
Uracil
(uracil) A nitrogenous pyrimidine base found in RNA.
Adenine
A purine nucleobase that pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA, essential for the structure of nucleic acids.
Thymine
A nitrogenous base found in DNA, pairing with adenine through two hydrogen bonds to assist in stabilizing the nucleic acid structures.
- Master the structural details and functional capacities of nucleic acids, recognizing their crucial role in the central dogma of molecular biology.
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Learning Objectives
- Master the structural details and functional capacities of nucleic acids, recognizing their crucial role in the central dogma of molecular biology.