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Compare the chemical structures of DNA and proteins.

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DNA:

Dexoyribonucleic acid is present as a genetic material in all organism except some virus. DNA is made up of polymers of nucleotides. They are made up of nitrogenous base (adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine) , deoxyribose pentose sugar and phosphate group. The nitrogenous bases are linked with each other with hydrogen bonds and nucleotides are linked together with phosphodiester bond.

Protein:

Proteins are the main building block of the body. Proteins are made of the polymers of amino acids. The amino acid consist of amine group, carboxylic group, hydrogen and R group attached with the carbon. The amino acids are linked together through the peptide bond.

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