Cells contain two types of nucleic acids: DNA and RNA. Which of the following statements about DNA and RNA is the most accurate? DNA contains uracil whereas RNA contains thymine. All three of the other options are correct. The sugar component of DNA nucleotides contains one less oxygen molecule than is found in the sugar component of RNA nucleotides. Hydrogen bonding can occur between bases in DNA molecules, whereas this does not occur in RNA molecules.

Cells contain two types of nucleic acids: DNA and RNA. Which of the following statements about DNA and RNA is the most accurate? DNA contains uracil whereas RNA contains thymine. All three of the other options are correct. The sugar component of DNA nucleotides contains one less oxygen molecule than is found in the sugar component of RNA nucleotides. Hydrogen bonding can occur between bases in DNA molecules, whereas this does not occur in RNA molecules.

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter8: The Structure, Replication, And Chromosomal Organization Of Dna

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