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It is easier to say which componants are different as the two types of molecule are very similar. RNA uses ribose in the sugar-phosphate backbone rather than deoxyribose, as in DNA. And in RNA uracil (U) is used in place of (T) as a base. These are the two major differences. If you want a list of similarities then:
-both use a sugar phosphate backbone onto which bases are assembled
-Both use four bases to encode information (A,T,C,G - DNA) and(A,U,C,G- RNA)
-both use hydrogen bonding between bases to join sense and antisense strands (both sides of the ladder)
-all nucleotides (bases) used to make to both DNA and RNA have 3 phosphate groups attached to them before they are added to the growing chain.
struggling to think of many more as effectively RNA is a copy of DNA with a few minor differences!
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Does the common cold have DNA or RNA?
when you ask for common cold you are talking maybe about rhinovirus and rhinovirus they have RNA
What are two types of nucleic acid found the cell?
Deoxy-ribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA)
What is the name of the nucleotides have no DNA and no RNA?
Nucleotides do not have DNA or RNA. DNA and RNA are composed of nucleotides.
WhatThree nitrogen bases that are found in DNA and RNA?
DNA and RNA both contain in all four nitrogen bases. classified into purines and pyrimidines. DNA and RNA in common have Thymine, cytosine and Guanine as the three nitrogen bases. DNA has adenine and instead of adenine RNA has uracil as the fourth nitrogen base.
The two common parts of nucleotides?
phrosphate and deoxyribose
What does a cell and virus have in common?
What a cell and a virus have in common is the RNA or DNA. The virus can be either a RNA virus or a DNA virus.
Is RNA or DNA most important to virus?
Some viruses move RNA, some DNA; but RNA is more common.
What are the nitrogen basis in DNA and RNA?
Adenine,Thyamine,Guanine common to both.Cytocine in DNA.Uracil in RNA
Does the common cold have DNA or RNA?
when you ask for common cold you are talking maybe about rhinovirus and rhinovirus they have RNA
Where can nucleic acids be found?
In the hereditary information of DNA and RNA is a common place, in the chromosomes and center of cells
What are two types of nucleic acid found the cell?
Deoxy-ribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA)
What is the name of the nucleotides have no DNA and no RNA?
Nucleotides do not have DNA or RNA. DNA and RNA are composed of nucleotides.
WhatThree nitrogen bases that are found in DNA and RNA?
DNA and RNA both contain in all four nitrogen bases. classified into purines and pyrimidines. DNA and RNA in common have Thymine, cytosine and Guanine as the three nitrogen bases. DNA has adenine and instead of adenine RNA has uracil as the fourth nitrogen base.
The two common parts of nucleotides?
phrosphate and deoxyribose
What enzyme transcribes DNA?
The enzyme that transcribes the DNA into RNA is called RNA polymerase.
A major difference in RNA as compared to DNA is?
RNA can move and DNA cant. DNA has a double helix strand and RNA is a single strand.
Does a polio virus contain DNA or RNA?
The influenza virus contains Both DNA and RNA.Its an exception.
