DNA
Nucleic acid: deoxyribonucleic acid
Number of stands: two
Sugar: deoxyribose
Bases: adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine
Location: nuclear or mitochondrial
Process: transcription
Base Pairing: adenine-thymine pair and cytosine-guanine pair
Types: Nuclear DNA, mtDNA
Functions: stores and transfers genetic information
RNA
Nucleic acid: ribonucleic acid
Number of stands: one
Sugar: ribose
Bases: adenine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil
Location: nuclear or cytoplasmic
Process: translation
Base Pairing: adenine-uracil pair and cytosine-guanine pair
Types: mRNA, tRNA, rRNA, miRNA, siRNA, ribozyme
Functions: codes amino acids and connects between DNA and ribosomes to make proteins
