Asked by kelvin calin
Why can uracil be used as a “clue” to identify RNA in a strand?
Because uracil is found in both DNA and RNA.
Because uracil indicates a damaged DNA strand.
Because uracil is always paired with thymine.
Because uracil is unique to RNA.
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Because uracil is unique to RNA.
Uracil (U) is used in RNA in place of thymine (T), which is found in DNA. So finding uracil in a nucleotide strand indicates it's RNA (aside from rare cases where uracil appears in DNA due to damage).
Uracil (U) is used in RNA in place of thymine (T), which is found in DNA. So finding uracil in a nucleotide strand indicates it's RNA (aside from rare cases where uracil appears in DNA due to damage).
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