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The diagram shows the structure of an organic molecule. A student

identifies the molecule as DNA. Does the student identify the
molecule correctly?
-phosphorus
-pentose
sugar
nucleoside
G
U
C
_nitrogenous
base
OYes. It is a single stranded molecule.
O No. It contains a five-carbon sugar.
No. It contains the nitrogenous base uracil.
OYes. It has a sugar-phosphate backbone.

User Pingjiang Li
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Answer: No. It contains the nitrogenous base uracil

Step-by-step explanation:

DNA does not contain Uracil. Uracil is used by RNA in place of Thymine.

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