2007-05-01 16:09:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
the difference between DNA and RNA is the type of sugar in the sugar-phosphate backbone that makes up the helix. The D in DNA stands for deoxyribose, which means it lacks an Oxygen bonded to the 2' Carbon atom in the 5-Carbon sugar. While the R in RNA is for ribose, a 5-C sugar. DNA is double stranded while RNA is single stranded (with few exceptions). Also, the nucleotides are slightly different in that DNA has Cytosine (C), Guanine (G), Adenine (A) and Thymine (T) as the bases and RNA has G, C, A and Uracil (U). A and G are known as purines (2-ring structures) and C, T, U are the pyrimidines (1 ring).
2007-05-01 16:29:36 · answer #1 · answered by Jon from u of florida 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both DNA and RNA have same phosphate groups.
Sugar: In DNA, it is deoxiribose, whereas in RNA it is ribose.
Bases: DNA : Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine.
RNA : Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Uracil.
2007-05-02 09:12:44 · answer #2 · answered by ♥♪♫Priya_akki™♫♪♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes- everything the person above me said, However, I would like to add that the difference between deoxyribose and ribose is that ribose has an extra oxygen attached to the carbon in the lower right corner. The C in Deoxy is just bonded to a Hydrogen.
2007-05-01 16:23:00 · answer #3 · answered by Andromeda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DNA has
1. same phosphate as RNA
2. bases: adenine-thymine, cytosine-guanine
3. sugar: deoxyribose
RNA has
1. same phosphate as DNA (a phosphate is a phosphate)
2. bases: adenine-uracil, cytosine-guanine
3. sugar: ribose
2007-05-01 16:15:43 · answer #4 · answered by ecolink 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is DNA. The nucleotides found would be A, T, C and G
2016-05-18 07:15:40 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋