Question

State four similarities and four difference between DNA and RNA

Answer 1

SIMILARITIES

Similarities Between DNA and RNA

DNA and RNA are both large biological polymers. Both DNA and RNA consists of sugar, nitrogenous bases, and a phosphate backbone. On both molecules, guanine and cytosine pair with each other (are complementary). Complementary base pairs are connected by hydrogen bonding.

DIFFERENCE

Viral families are grouped based on their type of nucleic acid as genetic material, DNA or RNA 6. DNA viruses contain usually double‐stranded DNA (dsDNA) and rarely single‐stranded DNA (ssDNA). These viruses replicate using DNA‐dependent DNA polymerase. RNA viruses have typically ssRNA, but may also contain dsRNA