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What is the purpose of the 2' hydroxyl group in RNA? What is the reason this...

  1. What is the purpose of the 2' hydroxyl group in RNA? What is the reason this group is lacking in DNA?
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2' hydroxyl group in RNA act as a backbone for ribose which make than more chemical liable than DNA.the reason behind then are DNA is more resistant to cleavage and two sugar phosphate bond are held together by many hydrogen bonds between nitrogenous bases.

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