BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

STRUCTURE OF PROTEINS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following are differences in the structure between RNA and DNA
A
DNA uses deoxyribose sugar, RNA uses sugar ribose
B
DNA pairs Adenine with Uracil, RNA pairs Adenine with Thymine
C
DNA is a double helix, RNA is a single helix
D
DNA pairs Adenine with Thymine, RNA pairs Adenine with Uracil
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There are two differences that distinguish DNA from RNA: (a) RNA contains the sugar ribose, while DNA contains the slightly different sugar deoxyribose (a type of ribose that lacks one oxygen atom), and (b) RNA has the nucleobase uracil while DNA contains thymine.

Detailed explanation-2: -DNA and RNA base pairing is slightly different since DNA uses the bases adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine; RNA uses adenine, uracil, cytosine, and guanine. Uracil differs from thymine in that it lacks a methyl group on its ring.

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