NEET 2000 Biology question

Similarity in DNA and RNA :

(1)Both are polymer of nucleotidesCorrect
(2)Both have similar pyrimidine
(3)Both have similar sugar
(4)Both are genetic material

Answer: (1)

Solution

Both DNA and RNA are polynucleotides - long polymers of nucleotides joined by 3'-5' phosphodiester bonds - so (1) is correct. They differ in the pentose sugar (deoxyribose in DNA, ribose in RNA) and in one

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