Which are the products of hydrolysis of a certain RNA nucleotide?
A)d-Ribose,adenine
B)d-Ribose,guanine,phosphate
C)d-Ribose,thymine,phosphate
D)2-Deoxy-d-ribose,cytosine,phosphate
E)2-Deoxy-d-ribose,adenine

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Hydrolysis of RNA nucleotide results in the breakdown of the RNA molecule into its constituent parts, which are d-Ribose, one of the four nitrogenous bases (adenine, guanine, cytosine, or uracil), and phosphate. Option A only accounts for one of the four possible nitrogenous bases, thymine is not present in RNA. Option C includes thymine, which is only found in DNA, not RNA. Option D includes 2-deoxy-d-ribose, which is not present in RNA, but rather in DNA. Option E only accounts for one of the four possible nitrogenous bases. Therefore, the correct option is B, which includes d-Ribose, two of the four possible nitrogenous bases (adenine and guanine), and phosphate.

Which Are the Products of Hydrolysis of a Certain RNA