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3. What are the features that distinguish RNA from DNA?
- DNA is deoxyribose nucleic acid and RNA is a ribose nucleic acid. RNA has uracil as a nucleic acid base and DNA has thymine as a nucleic acid base
- . DNA is double stranded and RNA is single stranded.

4. Why is RNA very unstable, compared to DNA?
- The hydroxyl groups in RNA make it less stable than DNA because it is more prone to hydrolysis.
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1. What kind of sources can RNA be extracted from?
- RNA can be extracted from anything that makes RNA.

2. Give to examples of what the extracted RNA can be used for?
- Reverse transcription PCR, and northern blot analysis

3. What role does guanidinium isothiocyanate play in RNA extraction?
- It is a chaotropic agent

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