Practicing Success
Which of the following statements is correct? |
RNA contains thymine Nucleosides do not contain phosphorous
DNA is made of amino acids
Adenine is a pyrimidine
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Nucleosides do not contain phosphorous |
Adenine is a substituted purine as it has two fused rings. DNA is made up of nucleotides. RNA does not contain thymine, instead it has uracil. Nucleosides have a base attached to a pentose sugar. Since both the sugar and base do not contain phosphorous, nucleosides do not have it. On the other hand, nucleotides contain phosphorous in the form of phosphoric acid. |