** IN AN RNA STRAND, URACIL REPLACES THIAMINE

RNA STRAND DNA STRAND

** IN AN RNA STRAND, URACIL REPLACES THIAMINE

RNA STRAND DNA STRAND

SHORT ACTIVITY: IDENTIFY THE
POSSIBLE DNA TEMPLATE FROM
THIS RESULTING RNA STRAND

A
C
G
T
5' GCAGTACATGTC 3' coding
strand
3' CGTCATGTACAG 5' template
strand

transcription

5' GCAGUACAUGUC 3' RNA

 SEATWORK
Template DNA RNA
Replication complementary
complementary strand during
strand transcription
5’ GCGCTAT 3’
3’ TTAAGCTA 5’
3’ TATAGTAT 5’
5’ GCTAATGC’ 3’
3’ ATCGTAGC’ 5’
 Comparison of DNA and RNA

DNA RNA
Sugar Present deoxyribose ribose
Nitrogen Base Thymine, Uracil, Adenine,
Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine
Cytosine,
Guanine
Shape Double Helix Singe Stranded
Function Carriers the Carries out the
instructions that information in the
control cellular DNA
activities
 Comparison of DNA and RNA

DNA RNA
Sugar deoxyribose ribose
Present
Nitrogen Adenine, Adenine,
Base Guanine, Guanine,
Cytosine, Cytosine,
Thymine Uracil
Shape Double Helix Singe Stranded
Function Carriers the Carries out the
instructions information in the
that control DNA
cellular
activities
 NUCLEOTIDE
→ important in transmission of genetic
information during

a. ) Cell Division – cell to cell transmission

b.) Sexual Reproduction – generation to

generation.