What is Uracil?
[[File:Uracil_chemical_structure.png|thumb|Chemical structure of uracil]] '''Uracil''' is a [[Base (chemistry)|base]] found in [[RNA]]. It [[base pair|pairs]] with [[adenine]] and replaces [[thymine]] in [[DNA]]. Uracil, a [[pyrimidine]], was originally discovered in 1900. {{chem-stub}} [[Category:RNA]] [[Category:Organonitrogen compounds]]