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Question
What are the three structural differences between RNA and DNA?
Solution
| DNA | RNA |
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1. Sugar is deoxyribose sugar. |
1. Sugar is ribose sugar. |
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2. Double-stranded structure. |
2. Single-stranded molecule. |
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3. Nitrogen bases are Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Thymine. |
3. Nitrogen bases are Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Uracil. |
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