How would you compare the phosphates, sugars and bases of DNA and RNA?

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Dr Birendra Kumar Mishra
Jan 1, 2017

They differ in the composition of pyramidines.

Explanation:

  1. DNA is double helix, while RNAs are single stranded structure.
  2. Phosphates and pentose sugars are similar in both the nucleic acids, while the thymine is replaced by uracil in the RNA. Thank you
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