THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
DNA REPLICATION
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Question
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What is the sugar in DNA called?
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Ribose
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Deoxyribose
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Phosphate
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Uracil
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The pentose sugar present in DNA is ribose .
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Pentose sugar for DNA is deoxyribose.
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.
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