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DNA and RNA contain four bases each. Which of the following bases is not present in RNA?
(a) Adenine (b) Uracil (c) Thymine (d) Cytosine

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Solution

(c) DNA contains four bases adenine, guanine, thymine, and cytosine. While RNA contains four bases adenine, uracil, guanine and cytosine. Thus, RNA does not contain thymine.
Hence, statement (c) is the correct choice.

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