Q. The ribose sugar found in RNA belongs to the class of sugars called
A) dextrose
B) hexose
C) pentose
D) polysaccharide
Explanation
RNA contains ribose sugar which belongs to the class pentoses, that is, it contains five carbon atoms. Similarly, deoxyribose found in DNA belongs to pentoses only.
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