Homework SourseIn the right conditions DNA structure is stable to the degre
In the right conditions, DNA structure is stable to the degree that it has been isolated from prehistoric animals. What structural characteristics of RNA and proteins ( as opposed to DNA) have left them short (generally) in terms of serving as the genetic storage unit of cells?
In the right conditions, DNA structure is stable to the degree that it has been isolated from prehistoric animals. What structural characteristics of RNA and proteins ( as opposed to DNA) have left them short (generally) in terms of serving as the genetic storage unit of cells?
Solution
The structure of RNA and proteins is more vulnerable to damage than DNA because of their inherent structural differences.
The major difference is stability is because RNA is single stranded so it is not stable as it does not have the hydrogen bonds it just has covalent bonds between the sugar and phosphate group
the proteins, they fold by forming disulfide bonds which can easily break on heating because they are not as strong as the hydrogen bonds that are formed between the bases of DNA.
