Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Ribonucleic Acid (RNA)

• DNA is an organic chemical that contains genetic information and instructions for protein synthesis.
• DNA is a key part of reproduction in which genetic heredity is passed down through DNA from parents to offspring

• RNA is a nucleic acid principally involved in the synthesis of proteins, carrying the messenger (ex: mRNA) instructions from DNA, which itself contains the genetic instructions

• It has a deoxyribose and phosphate backbone having four distinct bases: Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine & Thymine (ACGT).

• It has a ribose and phosphate backbone with four bases: Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine& Uracil (ACGU).

• Found in the cell nucleus and Mitochondria.

• Found in the Cytoplasm, nucleus, and ribosomes.

• Has 2-deoxyribose.

• Has Ribose

• A double-stranded molecule with a long chain of nucleotides.

• A single-stranded molecule with a shorter chain of nucleotides.

• Self-replicating

• Synthesized from DNA when required.

• mRNA stands for messenger ribonucleic acid. 
• It is usually a single-stranded RNA molecule that carries genetic instructions copied from DNA to ribosomes, where proteins are synthesized.