Question 14

(Multiple Choice)

Ribose and deoxyribose are both found in nucleic acids.One difference between ribose and deoxyribose is that


A) deoxyribose has one less oxygen molecule than ribose.
B) ribose has one less oxygen molecule than deoxyribose.
C) ribose is a pentose sugar,whereas deoxyribose is a hexose sugar.
D) deoxyribose is found in RNA,whereas ribose is found in DNA.
E) ribose binds a phosphate at the 3' position,whereas deoxyribose binds a phosphate at the 2'position.

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