Question

    Which of the following sugars is found in

    DNA?
    A Ribose sugar Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Deoxyribose sugar Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Erythrose sugar Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Sedoheptulose sugar Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The 5-carbon sugars ribose and deoxyribose are important components of nucleotides, and are found in RNA and DNA, respectively. The sugars found in nucleic acids are pentose sugars; a pentose sugar has five carbon atoms. A combination of a base and a sugar is called a nucleoside.

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