Well, I think it is because DNA is used mainly for information storage. Having Uracil in DNA would highly increase mutation rate since cytosine deamination, which transforms cytosine into uracil, is quite common and is recognized by DNA repair machinery mainly because Uracil is not normally used in DNA.
Well, I think it is because DNA is used mainly for information storage. Having Uracil in DNA would highly increase mutation rate since cytosine deamination, which transforms cytosine into uracil, is quite common and is recognized by DNA repair machinery mainly because Uracil is not normally used in DNA.
Thymine has greater resistance to photochemical mutation thus making DNA as stable genetic message. Why thymine is more protected then uracil, can be found in the article
Arthur M, L., Why does DNA contain thymine and RNA uracil? Journal of Theoretical Biology, 1969. 22(3): p. 537-540.