Question

Problem 19

Answer 1

Background and context

Nucleic acids are macromolecules that carry genetic information and are required for life to exist. Nucleic acids are divided into deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). The presence of ribose sugar in RNA and deoxyribose sugar in DNA causes this discrepancy. Nucleotides (adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and thymine (T) in DNA, and uracil (U) in RNA) are both composed of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base (adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and thymine (T) in RNA).