DNA and RNA both contain nitrogenous bases, but they have a key difference in one of their bases.
Nitrogenous Bases in DNA:
- Adenine (A)
- Thymine (T)
- Cytosine (C)
- Guanine (G)
Nitrogenous Bases in RNA:
- Adenine (A)
- Uracil (U) (instead of Thymine)
- Cytosine (C)
- Guanine (G)
Key Difference:
- DNA contains Thymine (T), while
- RNA contains Uracil (U) instead of Thymine (T).
This substitution helps distinguish RNA from DNA and affects RNA’s structure and function.
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