Compare the structure and functions of DNA and RNA.
Since DNA uses the bases adenine, thymine, cytosine, and
guanine, whereas RNA uses adenine, uracil, cytosine, and
guanine, the base pairing is slightly different. Uracil is
distinguished from thymine by the absence of a methyl group on
its ring
In humans, DNA and RNA serve different purposes. DNA stores
and transmits genetic information, while RNA specifically codes
for amino acids and serves as a messenger between DNA and
ribosomes in the production of proteins.
DNA is stable in alkaline environments, whereas RNA is not.
The sugar deoxyribose is found in DNA, while the sugar ribose is
found in RNA. Ribose has one more -OH group than deoxyribose,
which has -H connected to the second (2') carbon in the ring.
RNA is a single-stranded molecule, while DNA is double-stranded.
Since DNA uses the bases adenine, thymine, cytosine, and
guanine, whereas RNA uses adenine, uracil, cytosine, and
guanine, the base pairing is slightly different. Uracil is
distinguished from thymine by the absence of a methyl group on
its ring
In humans, DNA and RNA serve different purposes. DNA stores
and transmits genetic information, while RNA specifically codes
for amino acids and serves as a messenger between DNA and
ribosomes in the production of proteins.
DNA is stable in alkaline environments, whereas RNA is not.
The sugar deoxyribose is found in DNA, while the sugar ribose is
found in RNA. Ribose has one more -OH group than deoxyribose,
which has -H connected to the second (2') carbon in the ring.
RNA is a single-stranded molecule, while DNA is double-stranded.
