2007-01-25 10:45:21 · 3 answers · asked by the_legacy_of_the_drow 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Whats dsDNA?
2007-01-25 10:55:07 · update #1
DNA replication means that the entire strand of DNA is copied. You end up with two double stranded DNAs that are full length. The four bases that make up DNA are A,T,G & C.
Transcription is the copying of just a small section of DNA. You end up with a small, single stranded molecule of RNA. RNA has one base that is different from DNA. Instead of T, it copies as a U. So the four bases that make up RNA are A,U,G & C.
In addition to this, the backbone of DNA is made up of DEOXYribose (a sugar), and RNA is RIBOSE. The deoxy ribose has one less oxygen atom than the ribose.
The similarities would be that they are both strands of nucleotides, with a sugar-phosphate backbone, and that both carry genetic information.
2007-01-25 12:01:56 · answer #1 · answered by citrus punch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Replication creates new double-stranded DNA (ds DNA).
Transcription creates RNA (single stranded).
Both are nucleic acids
2007-01-25 11:20:51 · answer #2 · answered by floundering penguins 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rep gives dsDNA
transcr gives mRNA
2007-01-25 10:51:39 · answer #3 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋