What is difference between DNA and RNA
\tDNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)RNA (Ribonucleic acid)DefinitionIt is a long polymer. It has a deoxyribose and phosphate backbone having four distinct bases: thymine, adenine, cytosine and guanine.Is a polymer with a ribose and phosphate backbone with four varying bases: uracil, cytosine, adenine and guanine.LocationIt is located in the nucleus of a cell and in the mitochondria.It is found in the cytoplasm, nucleus and in the ribosome.Sugar portionIt has 2-deoxyribose.It has Ribose.FunctionDNA is functional is the transmission of genetic information. It forms as a media for long-term storage.RNA is functional is the transmission of the genetic code that is necessary for the protein creation from the nucleus to the ribosome.Predominant StructureThe DNA is a double-stranded molecule that has a long chain of nucleotides.The RNA is a single-stranded molecule which has a shorter chain of nucleotides.PropagationDNA replicates on its own, it is self-replicating.RNA does not replicate on its own. It is synthesized from DNA when required.Nitrogenous Bases and PairingThe base pairing is as follows: GC (Guanine pairs with Cytosine) A-T (Adenine pairs with Thymine).The base pairing is as follows: GC (Guanine pairs with Cytosine) A-U (Adenine pairs with Uracil).\t
There are two differences that distinguish DNA from RNA: (a) RNA contains the sugar ribose, while DNA contains the slightly different sugar deoxyribose (a type of ribose that lacks one oxygen atom), and (b) RNA has the nucleobase uracil while DNA contains thymine.