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  4. Which of the following options correctly identifies the structural formulae shown in figure? <img class=img-fluid question-image alt=image src=https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/biology/8589b20414c8e8b581815dcab98f5e08-.jpeg /> A B (a) Fructose Ribose (b) Glucose Deoxyribose (c) Glucose Ribose (d) Glucose Fructose

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Q. Which of the following options correctly identifies the structural formulae shown in figure?
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A B
(a) Fructose Ribose
(b) Glucose Deoxyribose
(c) Glucose Ribose
(d) Glucose Fructose

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Solution:

Glucose and ribose both are carbohydrates. Ribose sugar constitutes RNA nucleotides. Glucose is a hexose sugar while ribose is a pentose sugar.