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Question
An unknown chemical is analysed and found to contain the bases thymine and guanine. The chemical is most likely ______.
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tRNA
mRNA
DNA
rRNA
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Solution
An unknown chemical is analysed and found to contain the bases thymine and guanine. The chemical is most likely DNA.
Explanation:
The chemical is most likely DNA because it contains thymine, which is a nitrogenous base unique to DNA and not found in any form of RNA. While both DNA and RNA contain guanine, cytosine, and adenine, they differ in their fourth base; DNA uses thymine, whereas all types of RNA (mRNA, tRNA, and rRNA) use uracil instead. Therefore, the presence of thymine acts as a definitive biological marker that identifies the mystery substance as deoxyribonucleic acid.
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