How is pyrimidine composition different in DNA and RNA?

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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RNA is mostly made up of pyrimidines

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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 contains cytosine and thymine, while RNA contains cytosine and uracil. In RNA, thymine gets replaced by uracil.

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