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Ch. 10 - DNA Structure and Analysis

Chapter 10, Problem 18

List three main differences between DNA and RNA.

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Hey everyone, let's take a look at this question together. What type of sugar is found in the sugar phosphate backbone of RNA. So we know that both RNA and DNA have that sugar phosphate backbone. However, we know that R. N. A. Stands for rib. Oh new click asset which we can see is R. And A. And the rib. Oh part of that ribonucleic acid stands for ribose which is the sugar in that sugar phosphate backbone of RNA. Which means that answer, Choice B. Is the correct answer because we know that in R. N. A. Which stands for ribonucleic acid. The rib O. Of the ribonucleic stands for ribose which is a sugar that makes up the sugar phosphate backbone of RNA. And on the other hand we know D. N. A. Is de oxy rebo new click acid. Were that deoxyribonucleic part of deoxyribonucleic acid stands for deoxyribonucleic which is the sugar that is found in D. N. A. So ribose is that sugar that is found in the sugar phosphate backbone of RNA. So answer Choice B. Is the correct answer. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.