OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
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Question
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The sugar molecule in a nucleotide is
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Pentose
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Hexose
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Tetrose
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Triose
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The pentose sugar in DNA is called deoxyribose, and in RNA, the sugar is ribose.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nucleotides play an essential role in metabolic and physiological activities. They are made up of a pentose sugar, a nitrogenous base and one or more terminal phosphate group(s).
Detailed explanation-3: -The pentose sugar in a nucleotide is always in the furanose form.
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