Spot the difference between the chemical structures of DNA & RNA and state the said difference in a short paragraph. Please refer in the attached picture for the answer.

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Spot the difference between the chemical structures of DNA & RNA and state the said difference in a short paragraph. Please refer in the attached picture for the answer. 

DNA
RNA
Base
Base
"0-P-0 ÇH
CH2
-0-e-0-CH,
H
H
Deoxyribose
CH
13' 21
OH H
Phosphate
Phosphate
Ribose
CH (sugar)
13 2
OH
(sugar)
Nucleotides
Deoxyribose
Ribose
C
C
Sugars
Transcribed Image Text:DNA RNA Base Base "0-P-0 ÇH CH2 -0-e-0-CH, H H Deoxyribose CH 13' 21 OH H Phosphate Phosphate Ribose CH (sugar) 13 2 OH (sugar) Nucleotides Deoxyribose Ribose C C Sugars
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