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Sketch the structures of the sugars ribose and deoxyribose. Which molecule, RNA or DNA, contains each sugar?
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Ribose is a pentose sugar, meaning it has five carbon atoms. It has a hydroxyl group (-OH) attached to each carbon atom, except for the fifth carbon atom, which is attached to a hydrogen atom. The structure of ribose is as follows: Show more…
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