How are DNA and RNA similar and different in terms of structure and function?
DNA (deoxyribnucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid) are both two major kinds of nucleic acid. DNA is the genetic material found within the cell nucleus. It replicates itself and provides the instructions for building every protein in the body. RNA is not located within the nucleus and it is considered to be the “molecular slave of DNA”. RNA carries out the orders for protein synthesis that is issued by DNA. Even though DNA and RNA are formed by the joining together of nucleotides, their final structures are very different.
