NEET 2016 Chemistry Nucleic Acids MCQ Question
The CORRECT statement regarding RNA and DNA, is
the sugar component in RNA is arabinose and the sugar component in DNA is ribose
the sugar component in RNA is 2'-deoxyribose and the sugar component in DNA is arabinose
the sugar component in RNA is arabinose and the sugar component in DNA is 2'-deoxyribose
the sugar component in RNA is ribose and the sugar component in DNA is 2'-deoxyribose
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
RNA contains ribose as its sugar component, while DNA contains 2'-deoxyribose.
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