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Ribonucleotides have a hydroxl group on the 2 carbon of their sugar subunit

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The main difference is the presence of a hydroxyl (-OH) group on the 2' carbon of the ribose sugar in ribonucleotides, whereas deoxyribonucleotides lack this hydroxyl group. This small difference affects the stability and structure of RNA and DNA molecules. Ribonucleotides are used for RNA synthesis while deoxyribonucleotides are used for DNA synthesis.

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