DNA and RNA.

1. DNA and RNA

2. DNA vs. RNA
• DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, is like a blueprint of
biological guidelines that a living organism must
follow to exist and remain functional. RNA, or
ribonucleic acid, helps carry out this blueprint's
guidelines. Of the two, RNA is more versatile than
DNA, capable of performing numerous, diverse tasks
in an organism, but DNA is more stable and holds
more complex information for longer periods of time.

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Stands For DeoxyriboNucleicAcid. RiboNucleicAcid.
Definition A nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions
used in the development and functioning of all
modern living organisms. DNA's genes are
expressed, or manifested, through the proteins that
its nucleotides produce with the help of RNA.
The information found in DNA determines
which traits are to be created, activated, or
deactivated, while the various forms of RNA
do the work.
Function The blueprint of biological guidelines that a living
organism must follow to exist and remain functional.
Medium of long-term, stable storage and
transmission of genetic information.
Helps carry out DNA's blueprint guidelines.
Transfers genetic code needed for the
creation of proteins from the nucleus to the
ribosome.

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Structure Double-stranded. It has two
nucleotide strands which consist of
its phosphate group, five-carbon
sugar (the stable 2-deoxyribose),
and four nitrogen-containing
nucleobases: adenine, thymine,
cytosine, and guanine.
Single-stranded. Like DNA, RNA is
composed of its phosphate group,
five-carbon sugar (the less stable
ribose), and four nitrogen-
containing nucleobases: adenine,
uracil (not thymine), guanine, and
cytosine.
Base
Pairing
Adenine links to thymine (A-T) and
cytosine links to guanine (C-G).
Adenine links to uracil (A-U) and
cytosine links to guanine (C-G).

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Location DNA is found in the nucleus of
a cell.
Depending on the type of RNA,
this molecule is found in a cell's
nucleus, its cytoplasm, and its
ribosome.
Propagation DNA is self-replicating. RNA is synthesized from DNA
when needed.

10. RNA has several different functions that, though all interconnected, vary
slightly depending on the type. There are three main types of RNA:
• Messenger RNA (mRNA) transcribes genetic information from the
DNA found in a cell's nucleus, and then carries this information to the
cell's cytoplasm and ribosome.
• Transfer RNA (tRNA) is found in a cell's cytoplasm and is closely
related to mRNA as its helper. tRNA literally transfers amino acids, the
core components of proteins, to the mRNA in a ribosome.
• Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is found in a cell's cytoplasm. In the ribosome,
it takes mRNA and tRNA and translates the information they provide.
From this information, it "learns" whether it should create, or
synthesize, a polypeptide or protein.

12. Replication vs. Transcription
• Cell division is essential for an organism to grow, but when a
cell divides it must replicate the DNA in its genome so that
the two daughter cells have the same genetic information as
their parent. DNA provides a simple mechanism for
replication. In transcription, or RNA synthesis, the codons of
a gene are copied into messenger RNA by RNA polymerase.
• As opposed to DNA replication, transcription results in an
RNA complement that includes uracil (U) in all instances
where thymine (T) would have occurred in a DNA
complement.

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Purpose The purpose of replication is to
conserve the entire genome for
next generation.
The purpose of transcription is to
make RNA copies of individual
genes that the cell can use in the
biochemistry.
Definition DNA replication is the replication
of a strand of DNA into two
daughter strands, each daughter
strand contains half of the
original DNA double helix.
Uses the genes as templates to
produce several functional forms of
RNA

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Result In replication, the end
result is two daughter cells.
While in transcription, the end result is
a RNA molecule.
Product Replication is the
duplication of two-strands
of DNA.
Transcription is the formation of single,
identical RNA from the two-stranded
DNA.

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