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Difference Between DNA & RNA

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Difference between DNA & RNA We all know that DNA carries hereditary characters from parents to their offspring.  Right! While there is another biological component which is called RNA. This RNA not only plays a role in carrying hereditary character from parents to their offspring but also in the protein synthesis. Now the question is what is the difference between DNA and RNA?   Here I have discussed five main differences between DNA and RNA. They are as following – §   Structural difference §   Stability §   Thymine and Uracil presence §   Mutation §   Protein synthesis Difference between DNA & RNA DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid whereas RNA stands for ribonucleic acid . DNA is a double-stranded structure whereas RNA is generally single stranded structure. So the picture given below shows the structure of DNA . If we go deeper inside we will observe a long polynucleotide chain. If we s...