What are the differences between ribonucleotide and deoxyribonucleotide?

Question

Accepted Answer

Basis of differentiation

RIbonucleotide

Deoxynucleotide

Definition

Is a nucleotide which contains ribose and occurs as a component of RNA

Is a nucleotide which contains deoxyribose and occurs as a component of DNA

Presence of oxygen

Has a hydroxyl group (OH) on the 2' carbon

Lacks a hydroxyl group on the 2' carbon

Stability

Less stable due to the presence of the 2'-OH

More stable due to absence of the 2'-OH group

Splicing

Allows splicing

Does not allow splicing

Base pairs in DNA/RNA

Adenine, guanine, uracil, and cytosine

Adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine

Basis of differentiation	RIbonucleotide	Deoxynucleotide
Definition	Is a nucleotide which contains ribose and occurs as a component of RNA	Is a nucleotide which contains deoxyribose and occurs as a component of DNA
Presence of oxygen	Has a hydroxyl group (OH) on the 2' carbon	Lacks a hydroxyl group on the 2' carbon
Stability	Less stable due to the presence of the 2'-OH	More stable due to absence of the 2'-OH group
Splicing	Allows splicing	Does not allow splicing
Base pairs in DNA/RNA	Adenine, guanine, uracil, and cytosine	Adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine