Question 80

(Multiple Choice)

The difference between the sugar in DNA and the sugar in RNA is that the sugar in DNA


A)is a six-carbon sugar and the sugar in RNA is a five-carbon sugar.
B)can form a double-stranded molecule.
C)is an aldehyde sugar and the sugar in RNA is a keto sugar.
D)is in the α configuration and the sugar in RNA is in the β configuration.
E)contains one less oxygen atom.

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