DNA and RNA compared

DNA RNA adenine A NH2 deoxyribonucleic acid ribonucleic acid adenine A NH2 .“H sugar— , phosphate , guanine G o backbone guanine G o H H \ \ 1 H2 1 H2 cytosine C NH2 cytosine C NH2 ‘ nucleotide ‘ base H | =0 H 0 base pair thymine T CH)H , uracil U C”) H‘ H H =0 H =0 DNA has one function: It RNAs have various functions. Some Nucleotide bases permanently stores a cell’s serve as disposable copies of DNA’s Nucleotide bases of DNA genetic information, which is genetic message; others are catalytic. of RNA passed to offspring. Still others have roles in gene control.