Describe the similarities and differences in form between DNA and RNA

DNA and RNA have many similarities. They are both formed of a backbone made from sugar and phosphate groups, however DNA is formed of the sugar deoxyribose, and RNA is formed of ribose sugars. Attached to this backbone are chemical bases. In DNA, these bases consist of: Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Guanine (G) and Cytosine (C). However in RNA, T is omitted and is replaced by Uracil (U). These bases form pairs, A pairs with T/U, and G pairs with C. DNA is double stranded and coils into double helix and each base is paired with its corresponding base through hydrogen bonding within this helix (I would use a diagram to help demonstrate this). Contrastingly, RNA is single-stranded.

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