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DNA & RNA Venn Diagram
Compare & Contrast
the following about
DNA & RNA:
Full Name
Shape
Number of Strands
Name of Monomer
Sugar
Phosphate Group
Nitrogen Bases
Purines & Pyrimidines
Purpose
Location
DNA
 Deoxyribonucleic Acid
 Double Helix
 Double Stranded (2
strands)
 Deoxyribose Sugar
 Nitrogen Base =
Thymine (T)
 Pyrimidines = C & T
 Instructions for
making proteins
 Nucleus of Eukaryotes
RNA
BOTH
-
Nucleic Acids
Helix
Nucleotides
5-carbon
sugar
Phosphate
Group
Nitrogen
Bases G, C, & A
Same Purines
=G&A
Genetic
Information
Nucleus
 Ribonucleic Acid
 Single Helix
 Single Stranded (1
strand)
 Ribose Sugar
 Nitrogen Base = Uracil
(U)
 Pyrimidines = C & U
 Copy the Instructions
and Make the Proteins
 Nucleus, Cytoplasm, &
Ribosomes of
Eukaryotes
 3 TYPES: mRNA, tRNA,
rRNA