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The two main differences between RNA and DNA are:

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ribose sugar and thymine in RNA

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deoxyribose sugar and uracil in DNA

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ribose sugar and uracil in RNA

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deoxyribose sugar and guanine in DNA

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Solution

The correct option is C ribose sugar and uracil in RNA
The two main differences between RNA and DNA are:
RNA has a ribose sugar instead of a deoxyribose sugar like DNA.
RNA nucleotides have a uracil base instead of thymine.

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