Nucleic Acids-the molecules of life

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What is the difference between DNA and RNA?
Both DNA and RNA have the same purine bases but instead of thymine, RNA has the pyrimidine uracil.
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Name a type of RNA.
Messenger RNA (mRNA) and Transfer RNA (tRNA)
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Describe the structure of DNA.
DNA is a double helix.
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What kind of chemical bonds are found between paired bases of the DNA double helix?
Hydrogen bonds.
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What kind of bond is formed between the phosphate groups?
Phosphodiester bond.
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Where does protein synthesis take place in a cell?
Cytoplasm.
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Name a type of RNA.

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Hartati Medina

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You don't need to put 'DNA is a double helix'!

Just put 'Double helix' and that's the right answer. -_-

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