What is the chemical difference between DNA and RNA?
What is the chemical difference between DNA and RNA?
Presence of 2'-OH group in RNA
Presence of Hydrogen bonds in DNA
Absence of phosphate groups in RNA
Absence of nitrogenous bases in RNA
Solution
The 2'-OH group present at every nucleotide in RNA is a reactive group and makes RNA labile and easily degradable. RNA is also known to be catalytic, hence reactive.