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A u g c g a a u g
Why does a DNA strand contain uracil instead of thymine?
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DNA does not normally contain uracil.
dantose
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U, or Uracil, occuris in RNA. T, or thymine, replaces it in DNA.
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so the correct strand would be A T G C G A A T G
dantose
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link2110 said:so the correct strand would be A T G C G A A T G
yup.
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