HUMAN NUTRITION

NUTRITION

CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Sugar present in DNA is ____
A
Ribose
B
Deoxy Ribose
C
Glucose
D
No sugar is present in DNA
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation : In DNA, deoxyribose sugar is present.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sugar. Both DNA and RNA are built with a sugar backbone, but whereas the sugar in DNA is called deoxyribose (left in image), the sugar in RNA is called simply ribose (right in image).

Detailed explanation-3: -The structure of Ribose and Deoxyribose is almost identical, with just one difference. Ribose sugar has a hydroxyl (OH) group at position 2, whereas deoxyribose sugar has a hydrogen (H) atom at position 2. Due to this, deoxyribose sugar is more stable than ribose sugar.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is deoxyribose? The Deoxyribose definition is a pentose (5-carbon sugar) biological molecule. Deoxyribose sugar, along with phosphate, makes up the sugar-phosphate backbone in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). DNA is the genetic code present in living organisms.

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