Which of the following are true statements regarding the differences between RNA and DNA? Check all that apply. Only DNA is considered a polymer of nucleotides. DNA has 4 types of nucleotide bases, while RNA only has 3. Only DNA is considered a nucleic acid. Only RNA contains the sugar ribose. Only DNA contains the sugar deoxyribose.
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