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Both DNA and RNA can exist in the double helix form, but only DNA is completely stable as a double helix. The double helix RNA is usually only short "hairpin" sections folding back on itself, never the long essentially linear form of double helix DNA.
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∙ 9y agono, it is only DNA that has a double helix. RNA's never have a double helix. RNA's are single helix structures.
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What is the major difference between normal DNA double helix and RNA double helix?
The term double helix refers to the structure formed by double-stranded molecules of nucleic acids. Only DNA forms a double helix because RNA is only single-stranded.
What happens right before RNA polymerase begins work?
The DNA double helix unwinds.
When RNA polymerase binds to DNA what happens to the double helix?
it breaks down "muses"............yes that's the correct term
A major difference in RNA as compared to DNA is?
RNA can move and DNA cant. DNA has a double helix strand and RNA is a single strand.
What word describes the shape of DNA and RNA?
Double stranded, single stranded. DNA can be described as having a double helix structure.
What is the major difference between normal DNA double helix and RNA double helix?
The term double helix refers to the structure formed by double-stranded molecules of nucleic acids. Only DNA forms a double helix because RNA is only single-stranded.
Difference between the DNA and RNA?
the difference is that DNA is a double helix and RNA is a single chain
What is major difference between normal DNA helix and RNA helix?
DNA is double stranded while RNA only has one strand.
What happens right before RNA polymerase begins work?
The DNA double helix unwinds.
What happens to the DNA double helix after RNA polymerses have stopped producing its RNA transcripts?
When DNA double helix after RNA polymers stops producing causes one thing. The thing it cause is a transcription bubble.
Is DNA a single strand of nucleotides?
No, DNA, from difference with the RNA, is a double strand of nucleotides. DNA, double strand (hence the double helix nickname). RNA, single strand.
How are DNA and rna molecule oriented and structed in the nitrogenous bases?
DNA is double helix and rna is single stranded and twisted
What is a component of RNA?
The sugar ribose is unique to RNA, as well as the nitrogenous Uracil. Also, RNA has a single helix structure in comparison to the double helix of DNA
What is a description of the structure of DNA and RNA?
DNA is double stranded whereas RNA is single stranded . They are different in their functioning as well .
What is complementary sequence?
When DNA and/or RNA are in the double helix configuration each helix is the complementary sequence of the other.
What are three main difference between RNA and DNA?
DNA has a deoxyribose sugar; RNA has a ribose sugar DNA is a double stranded helix; RNA is a single stranded helix RNA has the nitrogen base uracil instead of thymine (thymine is one of the four bases in DNA).
How does the double helix structure of RNA resemble the structure of DNA?
First of all, RNA is a single helix. It isn't really similar to the DNA in the obvious shape. In DNA there two long polynucleotides chins which are right handed double helix. the chains are antiparallel to each other. while in RNA there is only a single chain.
