Which statement best explains the chemical differences between DNA and RNA? (a) DNA has

Chapter 24, Problem 24.8

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Which statement best explains the chemical differences between DNA and RNA? (a) DNA has two different sugars in its sugar–phosphate backbone, but RNA only has one. (b) Thymine is one of the DNA bases, whereas RNA’s corresponding base is thymine minus a methyl group. (c) The RNA sugar–phosphate backbone contains fewer oxygen atoms than DNA’s backbone. (d) DNA forms double helices but RNA cannot.

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