Question

How are dna and rna alike

Answer 1

They both have phoshate group-ribose sugar-nitrogenous base

Answer 2

The are the precursors of protein synthesis

Answer 3

They both are found in the nucleus of eukaryotes

Answer 4

They both are nucleic acids

Answer 5

One correction: DNA has a deoxyribose sugar not a ribose. They are different although one is derived from the other. Both sugars are though pentoses.

Answer 6

If you wanna go in the difference........ we can

Answer 7

They both contain carbon atoms.

Answer 8

RNA has uracil , DNA has Thymine
RNA as OH-on the C2, DNA does not.
RNA is spliced, while DNA is NOT.
DNA is proof read , RNA is not.

Answer 9

RNA is found in the nucleus and cytosol, DNA remains in the nucleus

Answer 10

@oOKawaiiOo oh no I was just saying that your first response saying that both have ribose sugars is technically not correct.

Answer 11

they are ribose sugar

but if you wanna go into the details, one is deoxy

Answer 12

I dont think this person is at that level to know the differences

Answer 13

The question asked.....how are they alike......

To be an nucleic acid..... you need 3 things.......

phosphate
ribose sugar
nitrogenous base

Answer 14

there are no such thing as ribose sugars. You are either ribose or not. Even if you are a derivative of ribose you can very different properties from it.

Answer 15

Ribose is a sugar = 5-member ring

Answer 16

no that's pentose. Pentose means a 5 ring sugar

Answer 17

I said 5 MEMBER ring......not pentose

Answer 18

trust me i know what im talking about

Answer 19

and not necessarily a ring actually. Yes but it doesn't have to be ribose. I know what I am talking about as well. When you say ribose you are talking about a sugar with a chemical formula of C5H10O5.

Answer 20

Ribose in its most stabled form in nature is a ring-structure

Answer 21

deoxyribose is not the same as ribose. To claim that they are is wrong. Ribose is not a class of sugars. Yes ribose in its most stable form is a ring. But that still doesn't make deoxyribose a ribose.

Answer 22

Like i said before, if dont think this person, who asked the question, is going into the small details.

Answer 23

Im just being general with my response

Answer 24

It's actually not that small of a deal. Changing one group of a molecule can actually have profound difference in many aspects. If you wanted to be general you could have said that they both contain 5-member ring sugars/pentose sugars in a ring from. Actually stating that they are "riboses" is actually a very specific response.

Answer 25

I could have......

Like i said, I was being general with the term

Answer 26

If you asked for the differences, I would have explained it.

Answer 27

I know, that you probably know the differences but for someone else who doesn't they would think that the sugar contained within DNA and RNA are ribose sugars which is not right.

Answer 28

one of first key differences that you learn when learning about DNA and RNA is that they do in fact have different sugars which results in their different names.

Answer 29

I have a B.S in biology...... plz tell me more

Answer 30

so I have B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a MS in Biomedical Science? What difference does it make? I am just saying that it would be better to be clear about what RNA and DNA have that are alike.

Answer 31

Your just an A-hole

Answer 32

umm ok?

Answer 33

Seriously.......

Answer 34

I don't think that I have said anything that would make me seem like an "A-hole" as you put it. All I am saying is that it's better to be precise about what you are saying, otherwise those you are helping might actually think that ribose and deoxyribose are pretty much the same.

Answer 35

But if I have offended you in some way, I apologize for that. Although I am not clear when I did so.

Answer 36

Well, I get your point and im sorry for the name calling.

And yes, I agree with you on the ribose. They are two difference molecules, in DNA & RNA.