A scientist wants to perform a test that will indicate whether a nucleic acid sample is composed of RNA or DNA. Testing for the presence of which of the following is most appropriate in this situation? A) phosphate

B) nitrogen

C) guanine

D) uracil

E) thymine

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Mariah Cox

22 September, 08:47

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Macie Sutton · Answer 1

D) uracil because dna does not have uracil whilst rna does

A scientist wants to perform a test that will indicate whether a nucleic acid sample is composed of RNA or DNA. Testing for the presence of which of the following is most appropriate in this situation? A) phosphateB) nitrogenC) guanineD) uracilE) thymine