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Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

A

DNA chemically is less reactive and structurally more stable when compared to RNA.

B

A nitrogenous base is linked to the pentose sugar through a phosphodiester linkage to form a nucleoside.

C

The presence of thymine at the place of uracil confers additional stability to DNA.

D

Meselson and Stahl provided experimental evidence for semiconservative DNA replication.

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