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Like DNA, RNA contains

a. phosphate.
b. uracil.
c. thymine.
d. deoxyribose.

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A. Phosphate

Thymine is just in DNA.
Uracil is the replacement for thymine in RNA, so it is only in RNA.
Deoxyribose is just in DNA, it is what the 'D' stands for, RNA has ribose.
Both RNA and DNA have a phosphate and five-carbon sugar backbone, so they both have phosphate in them.
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