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What are two ways in which RNA structure differs from DNA structure?
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∙ 11y ago
Chemically RNA and DNA only differ by a single oxygen atom in each nucleotide. Specifically the sugar group in an RNA nucleotide is the sugar ribose, wherease the sugar group in DNA is deoxyribose.
Wikipedia has a nice image showing this here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nucleotides_1.svg
Structurally RNA and DNA are also different. DNA exists almost exclusively in a double stranded helix. RNA is typically thought of a single chain that has a far more chaotic structure with the RNA folding back onto itself creating small helical regions where possible.
DNA nucleotides contain a different sugar than RNA nucleotides.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoRNA is (almost always) single stranded, whereas DNA is double stranded.
RNA contains a ribose sugar, whereas DNA contains a deoxyribose sugar (it is missing an oxygen attached to C2).
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∙ 11y agoRNA contains the sugar ribose, while DNA contains the sugar deoxyribose. RNA contains the nitrogen base uracil, while DNA contains the nitrogen base thymine.
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The structure of RNA differs from DNA in that?
the backbone of RNA contains ribose.
Differences of DNA and RNa on there jobs and structure?
Differences include that RNA uses ribose as a sugar and DNA uses deoxyribose, and DNA uses the base thymine while RNA uses uracil.
What are two ways to classify viruses?
Rna and dna
What is the difference between RNA and DNA with respect to the bases involved?
RNA has uracil; DNA has thymine (5-methyl uracil). The other difference (and the reason for the difference in the names) is that the sugar in RNA is ribose, but in DNA it is 2-deoxyribose.
How does DNA differ from RNA in terms of number of strands?
DNA is double stranded and RNA is single Stranded.
The structure of RNA differs from DNA in that?
the backbone of RNA contains ribose.
What is one way that RNA differs from DNA?
RNA is single stranded,Pentose sugar is Ribose DNA has deoxyribose,Thymine of DNA is replaced by Uracil of RNA.
Structurally RNA differs from DNA by replacing?
thymine with uracil
What is a similar structure of DNA?
RNA
What is a description of the structure of DNA and RNA?
DNA is double stranded whereas RNA is single stranded . They are different in their functioning as well .
What base is not found in the structure of DNA?
The base "uracil" is not found in the structure of DNA, but rather in RNA, as uracil replaces thymine in RNA.
Is a phosphate DNA or RNA?
Both DNA and RNA contain a sugar phosphate group as the backbone to their structure. In DNA the sugar is deoxyribose, where as in RNA it is just ribose.
Is virus a structure?
Yes. It is either DNA or RNA.
What biomolecule codes for the structure of a cell?
Rna dna
What are three major differences between the structures of DNA and RNA?
RNA and DNA differ in these ways: (1) DNA has deoxyribose sugar, and RNA has ribose sugar. (2) DNA is made up of these four bases: adenine & guanine, cytosine & thymine; RNA is made up of adenine & guanine, cytosine & URACIL, the difference being that in RNA, uracil replaces thymine. (3) DNA is a double stranded molecule, and RNA is a single stranded molecule. (And for an optional 4)RNA can travel in and out of the nucleas of the cell. The DNA is stuck in the nucleas.
Name the 3-part structure that makes up both DNA and RNA?
pentose(ribose for RNA; deoxyribose for DNA), nitrogen base(AUGC for RNA; ATGC for DNA) and phosphate.
Differences of DNA and RNa on there jobs and structure?
Differences include that RNA uses ribose as a sugar and DNA uses deoxyribose, and DNA uses the base thymine while RNA uses uracil.
