Ribose and deoxyribose are both found in nucleic acids.The difference between ribose and deoxyribose is that
A) deoxyribose has one more oxygen atom than ribose.
B) ribose is a pentose sugar, whereas deoxyribose is a hexose sugar.
C) deoxyribose forms a six-membered ring, whereas ribose forms a five-membered ring.
D) ribose has a higher molecular weight than deoxyribose because of its extra hydroxyl group.
E) deoxyribose bonds to purines, whereas ribose bonds to pyrimidines.
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Q1: Which is an example of a nucleotide?
A)
Q3: All of the following bases are found
Q4: In DNA, bonding of A with T
Q5: Single-stranded RNA can fold back on itself,
Q6: DNA utilizes the bases guanine, cytosine, thymine,
Q7: According to the principle of complementary base
Q8: What type of bond connects two complementary
Q9: Complementary base pairing occurs due to
A) covalent
Q10: DNA differs from RNA in that
A) RNA
Q11: The "backbone" of a nucleic acid molecule
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