AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

DNA REPLICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The sugar molecule in DNA is called:
A
glucose
B
fructose
C
deoxyribose
D
ribose
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -D-2-deoxyribose is the sugar molecule present in DNA .

Detailed explanation-2: -Complete answer: Deoxyribose sugar is a 5 carbon ringed sugar which is the sugar that is found in the DNA. It is said to form the backbone of the DNA molecule. It is known as deoxyribose sugar because of the absence of an Oxy or alcohol group in its 2nd carbon, which is found in the case of the ribose sugar.

Detailed explanation-3: -The sugar in DNA is called a deoxyribose because it doesn’t have a hydroxyl group at the 2’ position. Instead it just has a hydrogen.

Detailed explanation-4: -The sugar in DNA is deoxyribose. The pyrimidines are cytosine (C) and thymine (T); the purines are guanine (G) and adenine (A). The bases are linked by hydrogen bonds such that A always pairs with T and G with C.

Detailed explanation-5: -Definition. Deoxyribonucleic acid (abbreviated DNA) is the molecule that carries genetic information for the development and functioning of an organism. DNA is made of two linked strands that wind around each other to resemble a twisted ladder-a shape known as a double helix.

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