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Two bases are mentioned below, identify which is present in DNA and which one is present in RNA: (i) Thymine, (ii) Uracil. - Chemistry

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Two bases are mentioned below, identify which is present in DNA and which one is present in RNA: 

  1. Thymine,
  2. Uracil.
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Solution

The nitrogenous bases in DNA are Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Guanine (G), and cytosine (C).

The nitrogenous bases in RNA are Adenine (A), Uracil (U), Guanine (G), and cytosine (C).

Therefore, Thymine is the nitrogen base for DNA, and uracil is the nitrogen base for RNA.

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