We present a study of the separation of RNA, single‐stranded DNA (ssDNA) and double‐stranded DNA (dsDNA) in semidilute linear hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) solution Our results strive to provide a better understanding of the mechanisms of nucleic acid migration during electrophoresis in polymer solutions under native and denaturing conditions DNA contains the sugar deoxyribose, while RNA contains the sugar ribose The only difference between ribose and deoxyribose is that ribose has one more OH group than deoxyribose, which has H attached to the second (2') carbon in the ring DNA is a doublestranded molecule, while RNA is a singlestranded moleculeDsDNA ssDNA 1 Double stranded DNA is linear or filamentous form Single stranded DNA is usually stellate or star shaped 2 Total number of adenine will be equal to total number of thymine Similarly total number of guanine will be equal to the total number of cytosine No such relationships in ssDNA
Double Strand Rna Exhibits Traits Different From Single Stranded Rna
