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Which nucleotide will base-pair with the enol form of 5-bromouracil? Cytosine

Uracil
Thymine
Guanine

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The nucleotide that will base-pair with the enol form of 5-bromouracil is thymine. Enol forms of nucleotides are produced when the phosphate group at the 5' position of the nucleotide is removed, and thymine is the only nucleotide that can base-pair with this form of 5-bromouracil.

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