NEET Chemistry Nucleic Acids Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): DNA contains thymine while RNA contains uracil. | Reason (R): The sugar present in DNA is 2-deoxyribose, while in RNA it is ribose.
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true, but R is false.
A is false.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Both DNA and RNA have different bases: DNA has thymine and RNA has uracil, but this difference is due to their nucleotide composition, not the sugar type.
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