AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
RNA contains what sugar?
A
ribose
B
deoxyribose
C
glucose
D
lactose
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -RNA has ribose sugar and uracil.

Detailed explanation-2: -The sugar moiety in RNA is -D-ribose.

Detailed explanation-3: -RNA contains ribose (pentose) sugar.

Detailed explanation-4: -Solution : RNA has ribose (as sugar) and uracil (a pyrimidine base). DNA has deoxyribose (as sugar) and does not contain uracil. Instead it contains thymine (as a pyrimidine base).

Detailed explanation-5: -RNA consists of ribose nucleotides (nitrogenous bases appended to a ribose sugar) attached by phosphodiester bonds, forming strands of varying lengths. The nitrogenous bases in RNA are adenine, guanine, cytosine, and uracil, which replaces thymine in DNA.

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