what are the basic units of dna and rna
well i am not sure what are you asking but if you think the units that form DNA and RNA then the answer would be NUCLEOTIDES ...there are 4 types of nucleotide ... ADENINE THYMINE GUANINE CYTOSINE in case of DNA and in case of RNA THYMINE is substituted with URACIL. Arizona D Â· 7 years ago.