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NO. RNA contains URACIL while in DNA it is THYMINE, the uracil replaces the thymine.

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RNA contains uracil instead of thymine.

A basic distinction between DNA and RNA is their bases:

DNA has thymine

RNA has uracil

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Q: Does RNA contain the nitrogen base uracil?
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What base is found exclusively in RNA?

RNA does not contain deoyribose, as DNA does, but instead uses ribose.


What does RNA usually contain besides thymine?

RNA does not contain the nitrogen base thymine. There are four nitrogen bases in RNA; adenine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil.


3 DNA does NOT contain the nitrogen base?

DNA does not contain uracil. RNA does!! DNA contains guanine binds with Thymine in DNA RNA contains guanine that binds with uracil DNA does not contain uracil. RNA does!! DNA contains guanine binds with Thymine in DNA RNA contains guanine that binds with uracil


What base is missing on RNA and what other base replaces it?

No nitrogen base is missing. You may be referring to the fact that DNA contains the nitrogen base thymine, while RNA contains the nitrogen base uracil. They both contain adenine, cytosine, and guanine.


What nitrogen base does RNA contain?

RNA contains four nitrogenous bases; Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine and Uracil.


Does a gene contain uracil?

The nitrogen base uracil is not present in DNA. It is only present in RNA and is used as a substitute for thymine


What nitrogen base is complementary to adenine?

Thymine nitrogen base is complementary to Adenine.


True or false Only DNA molecules contain the nitrogen base called uracil?

No. only RNA uses uracil.


What is the base of RNA in place of thymine which bonds with adenine?

The nitrogen base uracil takes the place of thymine in RNA. So in RNA, uracil pairs with adenine.


What is a nitrogen base that is found only in RNA but not DNA?

The nitrogen containing base that is found only in RNA is uracil. It takes the place of thymine in DNA


What nitrogen base in RNA is not part of DNA?

uracil is in rna not in DNA


What is uracil in RNA?

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine