The complimentary base pairing in RNA molecules is seen between uracil and

Thymine

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Guanine

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Cytosine

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Adenine

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Uracil

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Solution

The correct option is C Adenine
According to complementary base pairing, adenine makes two hydrogen bonds with thymine and guanine makes three hydrogen bonds with cytosine. RNA has uracil in place of thymine, so, adenine pairs with uracil in RNA.
So, the correct answer is option D.

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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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