Sugar present in DNA is:

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Sugar present in DNA is: (A) D-Deoxyribofuranose (B) D-Deoxyribopyranose (C) D-ribofuranose (D) D-Ribopyranose

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The sugar in DNA is deoxyribose and this ribose is present in furanose form. It has one oxygen less than the sugar present in RNA. The structure of Deoxyribofuranose is given below. It has five membered ring with oxygen present within the ring. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="Solution" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/q/nta/c-6fofwt5nyzpnwbb5.jpg" />

Q. Sugar present in DNA is:

D-Deoxyribofuranose

D-Deoxyribopyranose

D-ribofuranose

D-Ribopyranose

The sugar in DNA is deoxyribose and this ribose is present in furanose form. It has one oxygen less than the sugar present in RNA. The structure of Deoxyribofuranose is given below. It has five membered ring with oxygen present within the ring.

The sugar in DNA is deoxyribose and this ribose is present in furanose form. It has one oxygen less than the sugar present in RNA.
The structure of Deoxyribofuranose is given below. It has five membered ring with oxygen present within the ring.