Ask the Experts -- October 2006 | NSTA

Ask the Experts -- October 2006

The Science Teacher -- October 2006

In this month's Ask the Experts column, the following thought-provoking question is addressed: "Why did mother nature use uracil to replace thymine in mRNA (messenger ribonucleic acid)? What is the advantage of using U instead of T in the RNA?"

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