DNA and RNA — Structure & Function
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- How Is DNA Different from RNA? DNA and RNA are the two most important macromolecules on Earth. These two nucleic acids are responsible for storing all of the information that is…
By Aaron Lauer, Alex Federspiel, Deena Hauze, Valeri Natole, Mario Janakis
- Similarities Between DNA and RNA Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) are two types of nucleic acids. You're probably more familiar with DNA and can recognize …
By Deena Hauze, Alex Federspiel, Mario Janakis, Jonathan Heller
- What's the Difference Between DNA and RNA? DNA and its relative RNA are two of the most important molecules in our bodies. They store the information necessary for the productio…
By Samantha Broders, Alex Federspiel, Deena Hauze, Mario Janakis
- What Are DNA and RNA? Nucleic acids come in two major forms: DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid). These two molecules contain the genetic code. Here's a chart…
By Hannah Bonville, Mario Janakis
- (Video) DNA vs. RNA by Amoeba Sisters You've definitely heard of DNA, but do you know its less-famous cousin RNA? In this video, the Amoeba Sisters go through the differences be…
By Valeri Natole, Mario Janakis
Problems 20
- What is a difference between RNA and DNA?
- What is the name of the nucleobase that RNA has but DNA lacks?
- What is the structure of DNA called?
- What type of bond occurs between the two strands of a DNA molecule?
- What does "deoxy-" mean?
- What do phosphodiester bonds occur between?
- Which of the following would not be found in the structure of DNA?
- What makes up the backbone of DNA?
- What type of bond connects the backbone of DNA?
- Which nitrogenous base is not found in RNA?
- Helicase is an enzyme that separates two strands of DNA in order to complete DNA replication. What type of bond is being broken by helicase?
- What is the macromolecule that stores and transmits hereditary information?
- Erwin Chargaff discovered that the percentages of certain nitrogenous bases were roughly the same as percentages of other nitrogenous bases in a molecule of DNA. What conclusion…
- What percent of this DNA molecule is adenine?
- What percent of this DNA molecule is guanine?
- What are the building blocks of nucleic acids?
- Which of the following would not be found in the structure of RNA?
- What are the ends of a DNA strand called in order to give it directionality?
- Which of the following correctly matches base pairs in RNA?
- What would the complementary mRNA strand be?