Indicate which of the following statements is TRUE. Group of answer choices Covalent bonds connect nucleotides in a strand; noncovalent interactions hold strands into a double-stranded structure. Uracil is similar to thymine except that uracil lacks a methyl group on the carbon at position 5 on the carbon-nitrogen ring. Frederick Griffith demonstrated that a transforming chemical from dead bacteria could change the genetic information of living bacteria. The pyrimidine bases in nucleic acids are cytosine, thymine, and uracil. All of the above statements are true.