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How does the pyrimidine composition change between DNA and RNA?

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DNA is mostly made up of pyrimidines
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DNA has Thymine and RNA has Uracil
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DNA has Uracil and RNA has Thymine
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None of the above
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The correct option is B DNA has Thymine and RNA has Uracil
There are three types of pyrimidines - Cytosine, Thymine and Uracil. DNA has Cytosine and Thymine, while RNA has Cytosine and Uracil.

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