What makes DNA more stable than RNA?

What makes DNA more stable than RNA?
  1. Presence of uracil instead of thymine
  2. RNA being a catalyst
  3. DNA being double stranded and having complementary strand
  4. RNA having a shorter life span

Solution

DNA is more stable than RNA because it is double stranded and has a complementary strand that resists changes by evolving a process of repair.

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