Which sugar is present in nucleic acid ____________.
A
Pentose
B
Hexose
C
Fructose
D
Glucose
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Updated on : 2022-09-05
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Correct option is A)
Answer is option A i.e. "Pentose" Nucleic acids are DNA and RNA. The sugar in the DNA molecule is deoxyribose and the one in RNA is ribose sugar. Example of pentose sugar are ribose and deoxyribose sugar.