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Does RNA contain nitrogen?


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RNA:

  1. Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a nucleic acid found in all living cells that has structural similarities to DNA.
  2. RNA is basically a single-stranded molecule.
  3. RNA molecules are made up of nucleotides and are single-stranded nucleic acids.
  4. RNA contains four nitrogenous bases that are adenine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil.

Adenine:

  1. Adenine is a nitrogenous base represented by the letter A in RNA.
  2. It is a purine base with two nitrogenous rings linked together.

Guanine:

  1. Guanine is a nitrogenous base that is represented in RNA by the symbol G.
  2. Guanine is a purine base with two fused nitrogenous rings.

Cytosine:

  1. Cytosine is a pyrimidine base that can be present in both DNA and RNA.
  2. It is denoted by the symbol C in these compounds.
  3. Cytosine has only one ring structure as a pyrimidine.

Uracil:

  1. Uracil is a pyrimidine base that replaces thymine in RNA.
  2. Uracil is a pyrimidine that is represented by the letter U in RNA.


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