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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DNA & RNA (PLEASE GIVE IN POINTS)
                    DNA:
1.DNA is a double stranded molecule.
2.DNA contains the sugar deoxyribose.
3.DNA is stable under alkaline conditions.
4.DNA is responsible for storing and transferring genetic information.
5.DNA uses the bases adenine, thymine, cytosine, and guanine.
                   RNA:
1.RNA contains the sugar ribose.
2.RNA is a single stranded molecule.
3.RNA is not stable under alkaline conditions.
4.RNA directly codes for amino acids and as acts as a messenger between DNA and ribosomes to make proteins.
5.RNA uses adenine, uracil, cytosine, and guanine. Uracil differs from thymine in that it lacks a methyl group on its ring.


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