Nucleic acids are the polymers of nucleotides which in turn consist of a base, a pentose sugar and phosphate group. Nucleic acids are responsible for the transfer of characters from parents to offsprings. There are two types of Nucleic acids – DNA and RNA. DNA is the chemical basis of heredity and have the coded message for proteins to be synthesised in the cell. Answer the following :
Name the type of linkage responsible for the formation of proteins from α-amino acids.
Write any two differences between DNA and RNA.
Assertion (A) : Uracil base is present in RNA. Reason (R) : RNA undergoes self-replication.
When RNA is hydrolysed, there is no relationship among the quantities of different bases obtained. What does this fact suggest about the structure of RNA?
RNA lacks the nitrogen base of
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