Which statement is FALSE about DNA and RNA?

BRNA uses the sugar ribose in its backbone, while DNA uses deoxyribose.
CDNA contains the base uracil, while RNA contains the base thymine instead.
DDNA contains the blueprint to make proteins and the three types of RNA help to make the proteins.

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livluvlafdance livluvlafdance · Answer 1 · 2016-06-02T17:32:11-04:00

C is false because the reverse is true. Dna contains thymine

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JoiePatel JoiePatel · Answer 2 · 2019-01-28T02:04:52-05:00

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The correct answer would be C) DNA contains the base uracil, while RNA contains the base thymine instead.

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid) are both examples of nucleic acids.

They both are the polymers of nucleotide, however, DNA contains deoxyribose sugar and RNA contains ribose sugar.

In addition, DNA contains adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine as nitrogenous bases whereas RNA contains uracil in place of thymine.

DNA usually has a double-stranded structure whereas RNA usually has a single-stranded structure.