GK Question

science medium mcq

Which sugar is present in RNA?

  1. Glucose
  2. Fructose
  3. Ribose
  4. Deoxyribose

Answer: Ribose

RNA contains ribose sugar (with -OH at 2' carbon); DNA has deoxyribose (-H at 2' carbon). This structural difference affects stability and function of nucleic acids. [[NCERT Chemistry Class 12]]

Topic Chemistry - Biomolecules
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