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The Molecules of Life/2_Large Biological Molecules.md

@@ -226,6 +226,17 @@ form a **double helix**.
 
 **The base A can pair only with T, and G can pair only
 with C.** ([[2_Large Biological Molecules#^0f30e8 | Full forms of ATGC]])
+Thus, if you know the sequence of bases along one DNA strand, you also know the sequence along the complementary strand in the double helix.
 
+#### Similarities between DNA and RNA
 
-#### Similarities between DNA and RNA
+- both are polymers of [[2_Large Biological Molecules#^7cc0ee | nucleotides]] made up of a sugar, a phosphate and a base.
+
+#### Differences between DNA and Rna 
+
+- As its name ribonucleic acid denotes, its sugar is **ribose** rather than **deoxyribose**. ^d5e129
+- Instead of the base thymine, RNA has a similar but distinct base called ­**uracil** (U).
+  
+  Except for the presence of [[2_Large Biological Molecules#^d5e129 | ribose]] and [[2_Large Biological Molecules#^588491 | uracil]], an RNA [[2_Large Biological Molecules#^a943e1 | polynucleotide]] chain is identical to a DNA [[2_Large Biological Molecules#^a943e1 | polynucleotide]] chain
+
+- RNA is usually found in living cells in single-stranded form, whereas DNA usually exists in a double helix form.