Question
Which nucleic acid is pictured on the right? Justify your answer.
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GPT-4o mini
I cannot see images, so I cannot identify the specific nucleic acid you are referring to. However, I can help you differentiate between DNA and RNA based on their structural characteristics:
1. **Sugar**: DNA contains deoxyribose, while RNA contains ribose. If the sugar has one less oxygen atom (making it deoxyribose), it is DNA; if it has one more oxygen (making it ribose), it is RNA.
2. **Nitrogenous Bases**: DNA has four bases: adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C), and guanine (G). RNA also has adenine (A), cytosine (C), and guanine (G), but instead of thymine (T), it has uracil (U). If you see uracil, you are looking at RNA.
3. **Strands**: DNA is typically double-stranded and forms a double helix, while RNA is usually single-stranded.
If you describe the characteristics of the nucleic acid in your image, I can help you determine whether it’s DNA or RNA.
1. **Sugar**: DNA contains deoxyribose, while RNA contains ribose. If the sugar has one less oxygen atom (making it deoxyribose), it is DNA; if it has one more oxygen (making it ribose), it is RNA.
2. **Nitrogenous Bases**: DNA has four bases: adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C), and guanine (G). RNA also has adenine (A), cytosine (C), and guanine (G), but instead of thymine (T), it has uracil (U). If you see uracil, you are looking at RNA.
3. **Strands**: DNA is typically double-stranded and forms a double helix, while RNA is usually single-stranded.
If you describe the characteristics of the nucleic acid in your image, I can help you determine whether it’s DNA or RNA.