Question

Which of the following would NOT normally be found as a component of a cell's nucleic acids?______

A) cytosine ribonucleotides
B) adenine deoxyribonucleotides
C) adenine ribonucleotides
D) thymine deoxyribonucleotides
E) uracil deoxyribonucleotides

Answer 1

The component not found in a cell's nucleic acids is uracil deoxyribonucleotides, since DNA contains thymine instead of uracil.

Step-by-step explanation:

The component that would NOT normally be found as a component of a cell's nucleic acids is uracil deoxyribonucleotides (E).

Nucleic acids come in two varieties: ribonucleic acid (RNA) and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). RNA contains ribose, a phosphate group, and the nitrogenous bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, and uracil. In contrast, DNA contains deoxyribose, a phosphate group, and the nitrogenous bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine, not uracil. Therefore, uracil deoxyribonucleotides would not be found in DNA, as DNA contains thymine in place of uracil.