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RNA is different from DNA because RNA contains

  • Option 1)

    ribose sugar and thymine

  • Option 2)

    ribose sugar and uracil

  • Option 3)

    deoxyribose sugar and thymine

  • Option 4)

    deoxyribose sugar and uracil.

 

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Ribonucleic acid (RNA) -

Made up of nucleotides consisting of pentose sugar which is \beta-D-ribose, Phosphoric acid and bases (Adenine , Guanine , cytosine and uracil)

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 DNS \Rightarrowdioxysibose sugar

RNA\Rightarrowribose sugar

Also Instead of thymine, uracil is present in RNA.


Option 1)

ribose sugar and thymine

This option is incorrect

Option 2)

ribose sugar and uracil

This option is correct

Option 3)

deoxyribose sugar and thymine

This option is incorrect

Option 4)

deoxyribose sugar and uracil.

This option is incorrect

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