Question

How is DNA different from RNA?

Answer 1

1. DNA is the abbreviated form of Deoxyribonucleic Acid.
2. RNA is the short form of Ribonucleic Acid.

DNA	RNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a long polymer. It has a deoxyribose and phosphate backbone having four distinct bases: thymine, adenine, cytosine and guanine.	Ribonucleic acid a polymer with a ribose and phosphate backbone with four varying bases: uracil, cytosine, adenine and guanine.
2. It has a long chain of nucleotides and is double-stranded.	2. RNA is mostly a single-stranded molecule with a shorter nucleotide chain.
3. It shows base pairing as guanine with cytosine (GC) and adenine with thymine (AT).	3. It has base-pairing guanine with cytosine (GC) and adenine with uracil (AU).
4. DNA is present in the nucleus and mitochondria of the cell.	4. RNA is present in the nucleus, cytoplasm, and ribosome of the cell.