What are three ways RNA is different from DNA?

Answer 1

The following distinguishing characteristics can be used to differentiate between DNA and RNA:

• Pentose sugar - the deoxyribose of DNA has one less oxygen than the ribose of RNA
• Nitrogenous bases - DNA contain adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanine; RNA contains adenine, uracil, cytosine, and guanine.
• Strandedness - DNA is double-stranded and RNA is single-stranded.
• Functions - DNA stores genetic information and RNA transfers the information to other places in the cell.
• Location - DNA is only found in the nucleus whereas RNA can be found in both the nucleus and cytoplasm. DNA contains the information for protein synthesis; RNA carries out protein synthesis.
• Reactivity - DNA is less reactive due to stable C-H bonds; RNA is more reactive due to C-OH bond. DNA is stable in alkaline/basic conditions while RNA is unstable in alkaline/basic conditions.
• UV radiation - DNA is more easily damaged.
• Grooves - DNA has smaller grooves reduce enzyme ability to attach and damage while RNA has large grooves enable enzymes to attach and damage.
• Geometry - DNA has B-form helix geometry and RNA has A-form helix geometry

Answer 2

RNA contains a ribose sugar that ha oxygen while DNA has deoxyribose sugar which does not have oxygen. DNA has the base Thymine, while RNA has the base Uracil. RNA is single stranded while DNA is double stranded in a double helix.

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Answer 3

RNA is a single strand whereas DNA is a double stranded helix.

RNA has one less oxygen than DNA (RNA=ribose DNA=deoxyribose).

RNA contains the bases Adenine, guanine, cytosine and uracil whereas DNA has Thymine instead of uracil.

DNA transcribes to RNA and RNA translates to protein

Answer 4

DNA is double stranded, has four bases (adenine, cytosine, guanine and thymine) and a sugar called deoxyribose. RNA is single stranded, has four bases but uracil instead of thymine and has a sugar called ribose.

Answer 5

1. RNA is single stranded, DNA is double stranded

2. The sugar in RNA is ribose, DNA is deoxyribose

3. RNA's base contains uracil, DNA's base contains thymine

Answer 6

DNA RNA 1. Sugar: Deoxyribose ribose 2. Nucleic Acid Difference: Thymine, Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine all 3 same as but uracil replaces thymine. 3. Double Stranded Single strand

Answer 7

RNA is typically single-stranded, while DNA is double-stranded. RNA contains ribose sugar, while DNA contains deoxyribose sugar. RNA uses uracil as a base instead of thymine, which is found in DNA.

Answer 8

RNA stands for Ribonuclaic Acids. Instead of Thymine, it contains Uracil.

Answer 9

1. DNA contains thiamine base pairs while RNA has Uracil base pairs

2. DNA contains deoxyribose while RNA has Ribose

3. DNA is a double helix while RNA is single-stranded