Question

Which table correctly describes the difference between DNA and RNA?

Answer 1

Table 1:

| Characteristic | DNA |RNA |
|-------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
| Full Form | Deoxyribonucleic Acid | Ribonucleic Acid |
| Sugar | Deoxyribose | Ribose |
| Bases | Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine | Adenine, Uracil, Cytosine, Guanine |
| Strands | Double-stranded | Usually single-stranded |
| Location | Nucleus | Nucleus and cytoplasm |
| Function | Genetic material | Protein synthesis |
| Stability | More stable | Less stable |
| Types of RNA | No | Messenger RNA (mRNA), Transfer RNA (tRNA), Ribosomal RNA (rRNA), etc. |

Answer 2

What about structure

Answer 3

Table 2:

| Characteristic | DNA |RNA |
|-------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
| Structure | Double helix | Single-stranded |
| Base Pairing | Adenine (A) pairs with Thymine (T), Cytosine (C) pairs with Guanine (G) | Adenine (A) pairs with Uracil (U), Cytosine (C) pairs with Guanine (G) |
| Backbone | Sugar-phosphate backbone | Sugar-phosphate backbone |
| Helical Orientation | Right-handed | Right-handed |
| Secondary Structure | Can form secondary structures like hairpins and stem-loops | Can form secondary structures like hairpins and stem-loops |
| Stability | Stable | Less stable |