What sugar does RNA have that is different from the sugar in DNA?

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Ahmed(Medical Genetics Academy)
Sep 13, 2016

RNA molecule is ribose, DNA molecule is deoxyribose

Explanation:

Ribose, found in RNA, is a sugar, with one oxygen atom attached to each carbon atom.

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Deoxyribose, found in DNA, is a sugar, lacking one oxygen atom.

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