OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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Question
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The sugar in RNA is:
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Uracil
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Thymine
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Ribose
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Deoxyribose
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Ribose is a monosaccharide pentose sugar present in RNA while deoxyribose is a derived monosaccharide sugar present in DNA. Galactose and fructose are hexose sugar.
Detailed explanation-2: -What is Ribose? Ribose is a pentose sugar with an aldehyde group attached to the end of the chain in an open form. The combination of ribose sugar and nitrogenous base forms ribonucleoside. When attached to a phosphate group, this ribonucleoside gives rise to a ribonucleotide.
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