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JIPMER 2005
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2005
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Molecular Basis of Inheritance

JIPMER 2005 · Zoology · Molecular Basis of Inheritance

What's the difference between RNA and DNA?

What's the difference between RNA and DNA?

Options

  1. ABase
  2. BSugar
  3. CSugar and base
  4. DPhosphate

Correct answer

C. Sugar and base

Step-by-step solution

DNA has deoxy ribose pentose sugar and four nitrogenous bases i.e. adenine [A], guanine [G], both are purines and cytosine [C][\mathrm{C}], thymine [T][\mathrm{T}] are pyrimidines. While RNA has ribose pentose sugar and four nitrogenous bases as in DNA except uracil [U] in place of thymine.
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