Which of the following base is not found in DNA?

Uracil

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Adenine

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Cytosine

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Guanine

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Solution

The correct option is A
Uracil

RNA contains Uracil in place of Thymine, which is the pyrimidine base of DNA.

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Statement 1: The four nitrogen bases in a DNA molecule are guanine, thymine adenine, cytosine.

Statement 2: Where adenine and thymine are purines and guanine and cytosine are pyrimidines.

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