BIOLOGY
STRUCTURE OF NUCLEIC ACIDS
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Question
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How many carbon atoms are there in a ribose and a deoxyribose sugar molecule?
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Six
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Five
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Three
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Eight
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Ribose is a single-ring pentose [5-Carbon] sugar.
Detailed explanation-2: -Both the ribose and deoxyribose is a 5-carbon sugar. The main difference between the two sugars is the presence of a hydroxyl group at Carbon 2 of ribose.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ribose and deoxyribose are 5 carbon sugars which are found in RNA and DNA. They have a furanose structure that is a 5 membered ring system with 4 carbon atoms and one oxygen atom.
Detailed explanation-4: -Deoxyribose, also known as D-Deoxyribose and 2-deoxyribose, is an aldopentose-a monosaccharide containing five carbon atoms, and including an aldehyde functional group.
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