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Chemistry
The pentose sugar in DNA and RNA has the
Q. The pentose sugar in
D
N
A
and
RN
A
has the
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A
open chain structure
4%
B
pyranose structure
17%
C
furanose structure
50%
D
All of the above
29%
Solution:
Ribose and deoxyribose are
5
carbon sugars which are found in RNA and DNA. They have a furanose structure that is a
5
membered ring system with
4
carbon atoms and one oxygen atom.