RNA and DNA are chiral molecules, their chirality is due to

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RNA and DNA are chiral molecules, their chirality is due to (A) Chiral bases (B) Chiral phospbate ester units (C) D-sugar component (D) L-sugar component

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The constituents of nucleic acids are nitrogenous bases, sugar and phosphoric acid. The sugar present in DNA is D(-)-2-deoxyribose and the sugar present in RNA is D(-)-ribose. Due to these D(- )-sugar components, DNA and RNA molecules are chiral molecules. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="Solution" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/q/nta/c-da9lcvuksc2uxvj6.jpg" />

Q. RNA and DNA are chiral molecules, their chirality is due to

Chiral bases

Chiral phospbate ester units

D-sugar component

L-sugar component

The constituents of nucleic acids are nitrogenous bases, sugar and phosphoric acid. The sugar present in DNA is D(-)-2-deoxyribose and the sugar present in RNA is D(-)-ribose. Due to these D(- )-sugar components, DNA and RNA molecules are chiral molecules.