DNA is doublestranded, while RNA is singlestranded RNA contains ribose as a sugar, while DNA contains deoxyribose Also, three of the nitrogenous bases are the same in the two types (adenine, cytosine, and guanine), but DNA contains thymine while RNA contains uracilDoublestranded DNA and doublestranded RNA induce a common antiviral signaling pathway in human cells Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 07 May 22;104(21) doi /pnasDNA Viruses RNA Viruses Doublestranded viruses are more common than singlestranded ones Singlestranded viruses are more common than doublestranded ones Replicate in the nucleus of the cell Transcribe and replicate in the cytoplasm of the cell Must first transcribe DNA into RNA, then synthesize proteins
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