DNA and RNA are Alike in That They _____________

Question

DNA and RNA are alike in that they _____________.  
A) both have same pentose sugar
B) use the same nitrogenous bases to assemble the genetic code
C) have the same number of strands
D) both contain nucleotides
E) are both made in the cytoplasm

Accepted Answer

Both DNA and RNA are polymers made up of nucleotides, which consist of a sugar molecule (deoxyribose in DNA and ribose in RNA), a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group.