Th e 2ʹ-OH group in an RNA nucleotide can attack and break the phosphodiester linkage at the 3ʹ position. DNA lacks the 2ʹ-OH group,
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Why is DNA more chemically stable than RNA?
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Why is DNA more chemically stable than RNA?
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Th e 2ʹ-OH group in an RNA nucleotide can attack and break the phosphodiester linkage at the 3ʹ position. DNA lacks the 2ʹ-OH group,
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Open it Th e 2ʹ-OH group in an RNA nucleotide can attack and break the phosphodiester linkage at the 3ʹ position, as shown in Figure 1.26. DNA lacks the 2ʹ-OH group, and so DNA is more chemically stable
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