Saturday, February 1, 2025

DNA vs RNA

 DNA and RNA both contain nitrogenous bases, but they have a key difference in one of their bases.

Nitrogenous Bases in DNA:

  1. Adenine (A)
  2. Thymine (T)
  3. Cytosine (C)
  4. Guanine (G)

Nitrogenous Bases in RNA:

  1. Adenine (A)
  2. Uracil (U) (instead of Thymine)
  3. Cytosine (C)
  4. 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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