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What are the differences between ribonucleotide and deoxyribonucleotide?
Posted April 19, 2024
Cellular Structures and OrganellesDNA and RNA QuantitationNucleic AcidsNucleus
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
Additional resources
Difference Between Ribonucleotide and DeoxyribonucleotideDNA and RNA Quantitation Helixyte™ Green ssDNA reagent DNA Concentration Calculator

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