DNA contains Thymine to prevent misreads during replication because if it were Uracil, Thymine spontaneously deaminates to form Uracil and it will not be distinguished from the original.

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Problem 5TYU: RNA differs from DNA in that the base _______________ is substituted for _______________. (a)...
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DNA contains Thymine to prevent misreads during replication because if it were Uracil, Thymine spontaneously deaminates to form Uracil and it will not be distinguished from the original.

 
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