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Can someone please explain the difference between DNA and RNA??

April 26, 2017Biology difference dna explain Mathematics RNA

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Can someone please explain the difference between DNA and RNA??

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These are the structural differences: 1. DNA has the sugar deoxyribose; RNA has ribose. 2. DNA has the nitrogen bases adenine, THYMINE, cytosine, guanine; RNA has adenine, URACIL, cytosine, guanine. 3. DNA is double-stranded; RNA is single-stranded. DNA and RNA have different functions: DNA has the genes that tell how to make the proteins. DNA stays in the nucleus, keeping the master copy of the instructions in one place. Several kinds of RNA exist. mRNA (messenger RNA) copies or transcribes the information from the gene, goes out of the nucleus to a ribosome, and is “read” 3 bases at a time (3 bases composing a codon). tRNA (transfer RNA) has the anticodons that match mRNA’s codons. The matching tRNAs bring amino acids to the growing chain of amino acids. rRNA is a component of ribosomes.