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Title: Comparison of RNA and DNA
Description: This table gives a comparison that is good for any level from 1st year to senior. It shows the difference between the types of sugar, nitrogen bases, the function, and shape of the molecule along with examples of how the base pairing works (base-to-base).

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Comparison of RNA with DNA
Characteristics

RNA
(Ribonucleic Acid)

Adenine (A)

Guanine (G)

Guanine (G)

Cytosine (C)

Cytosine (C)

Uracil (U)

A
|
U

Deoxyribose

Adenine (A)

Nitrogenous bases

(Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid)

Ribose

Sugar

DNA

Thymine (T)

Base Pairings
U
C
|
or
|
A
G

G
|
C

A
|
T

Base Pairings
T
C
G
| or |
|
A
G C

Varies from fewer than 100
nucleotides to about 50,000

Always more than 45 million

Shape of molecule

Varies from hydrogen bonding
along the length of the strand; three
main types (mRNA, rRNA, tRNA)

Pared strands coiled in a double
helix

Function

Performs protein synthesis as
directed by DNA

Stores genetic information that
controls protein synthesis

Number of nucleotides
in typical molecule


Title: Comparison of RNA and DNA
Description: This table gives a comparison that is good for any level from 1st year to senior. It shows the difference between the types of sugar, nitrogen bases, the function, and shape of the molecule along with examples of how the base pairing works (base-to-base).