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Molecular Basis of Inheritance question

2000 · Q76
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Molecular Basis of Inheritance question

2000 · Q76

NEETBiologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceMCQ+4 / −1
Similarity in DNA and RNA :
  1. A
    Both have similar sugar
  2. B
    Both are genetic material
  3. C
    Both have similar pyrimidine
  4. D
    Both are polymer of nucleotides
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Correct answer: D

Deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acid as the name suggests are made up of several nucleotide monomers. Each nucleotide consists of pentose sugar, phosphate group and nitrogenous bases. DNA has deoxyribose sugar whereas RNA has ribose sugar. The bases in DNA molecule are A, T, G and C whereas in RNA, thymine is absent and instead uracil is found.

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