Problem:
DNA consists of deoxyribonucleotides, RNA consists of ribonucleotides. They differ mainly (apart from the uracil / thymine difference) in the sugar part, the deoxyribose and the ribose. Those two molecules differ in the hydroxy group in the ribose which is only a single proton in the deoxyribose. This part of the sugar molecule is not directly involved in binding reactions, nevertheless it causes the whole difference in RNA and DNA.
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Question: Could a dNTP be used in an RNA strand (or vice versa)?
Question: Is it chemically possible that we have a RNA molecule that contains a dNTP next to its NTPs?
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