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Assertion: In RNA, the uracil is found at the place of thymine. Reason: $5-$ methyl uracil is the chemical name for thymine.
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This is true because in RNA, the nitrogenous base thymine is replaced by uracil. This can be represented as: \[ \text{{RNA: A, U, G, C}} \] where A, U, G, C represent adenine, uracil, guanine, and cytosine respectively. Show more…
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