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DNA and RNA are nucleic acids made up of long strands of 100's of nucleotides. What is the only difference in each nucleotide?
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DNA and RNA are nucleic acids made up of long strands of 100's of nucleotides. What is the only difference in each nucleotide?

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Nucleic acid types differ in the structure of the sugar in their nucleotides–DNA contains 2'-deoxyribose while RNA contains ribose (where the only difference is the presence of a hydroxyl group).

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