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How does DNA differ chemically from RNA?

Correct answer A. Deoxyribose and thymine are present in DNA, and ribose and uracil in RNA

Explanation

DNA has the sugar deoxyribose, lacking an oxygen at the 2' carbon, and the base thymine, while RNA has ribose and uracil in place of thymine, so both differences apply.

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