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DNA and RNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is usually called the blueprint of life. Deoxyribose is a monosaccharide that has a key function in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid. One less oxygen-containing hydroxyl group occurs in deoxyribose sugar. Nucleic acid, deoxyribonucleic acid, is one of the natural components. Deoxyribonucleic acid is a double-stranded molecule. Watson and Crick postulated the double-stranded model of the helix. A deoxyribonucleic acid is a molecular group that carries and transmits genetic information from parents to offspring. All eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells are involved.
DNA as the Genetic Material
DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is a long polymeric nucleic acid molecule discovered in the late 1930s. It is a polymer; a long chain-like molecule made up of several monomers connected in a sequence. It possesses certain characteristics that qualify it as a genetic component. Certain organisms have different types of nucleic acids as their genetic material - DNA or RNA.
Genetics
The significant branch in science which involves the study of genes, gene variations, and the organism's heredity is known as genetics. It is also used to study the involvement of a gene or set of genes in the health of an individual and how it prevents several diseases in a human being. Thus, genetics also creates an understanding of various medical conditions.
DNA Replication
The mechanism by which deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is capable of producing an exact copy of its own is defined as DNA replication. The DNA molecules utilize a semiconservative method for replication.
1. the position that distinguishes between DNA and RNA is
2. the carbon that the phosphate group is attached to is
3. the carbon that the base is attached to is
4. the
1. The position that distinguishes between DNA and RNA is
- A sugar called ribose is found in RNA, whereas the slightly different molecule deoxyribose (a kind of ribose that lacks one oxygen atom) is found in DNA. Additionally, uracil is found in RNA, whereas thymine is found in DNA. These two distinctions allow us to identify DNA from RNA.
- DNA is a more stable molecule than RNA due to its deoxyribose sugar, which has one less hydroxyl group carrying oxygen, making it advantageous for a molecule that has the duty of protecting genetic material. Because it has a ribose sugar, RNA is more reactive than DNA and unstable in an alkaline environment.
- While RNA is single stranded, DNA typically consists of two distinct strands linked together.
- SIZE
RNA has hundreds of nucleotides compared to millions for DNA, making DNA significantly larger than RNA. - Structure of sugar
Deoxyribonucleic acid, as DNA is known, is a deoxyribose sugar. Ribose sugar exists in RNA. - LOCATION
While some DNA is found in the mitochondria, most DNA is found in the nucleus. The cytoplasm, ribosomes, and occasionally the nucleus all contain RNA. - NATURAL RESOURCES
Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Thymine are the four nitrogenous bases found in DNA. The nitrogenous bases Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Uracil are also found in RNA. - Replication and expansion
RNA is created from DNA, whereas DNA replicates itself. - GEOMETRY
DNA helix geometry is correct.
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Thank you for explaining! Can you please write which letter would be the answer for each question? (a,b,c,d,e,f are the options as seen on the picture.)
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