The key difference between a ribonucleotide and a deoxyribonucleotide is the sugar component of each nucleotide. Ribose is the sugar component of ribonucleotides while deoxyribose is the sugar component of deoxyribonucleotide. RNA and DNA are polymers of nucleotides; they are ribonucleotides and deoxyribonucleotides respectively. Though all human beings are alike in the sense that they […]