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k0ka [10]
4 years ago
7

Why is it that RNA can catalyze reactions but DNA cannot?

Biology
1 answer:
Advocard [28]4 years ago
4 0
The choices for this question can be found elsewhere and as follows:

A.The sugar of RNA is much more reactive than the sugar of DNA. 
<span>B.The bases of RNA are much more reactive than the bases of DNA. </span>
<span>C.The phosphate groups of RNA are much more reactive than the phosphate groups of DNA. </span>
<span>D.The primary structure of RNA is fundamentally different than the primary structure of DNA.
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The correct answer is option A. RNA can catalyze reactions because the sugar of RNA is much more reactive than the sugar of DNA. The extra <span>OH on the 2' carbon makes the difference.</span> 
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