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The model shows a portion of a DNA strand. What doe the pentagon represent in the model?

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Answer: The answer is a

Explanation: i just did the usa test prep and got it right

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Too bad you did not put an image, but based on the title, a pentagon refers to a cyclic molecule with five atoms, and the only one that fulfills this criterion is deoxyribose.

Deoxyribose (C5H10O4), or more exactly 2-deoxyribose, is a pentose derived from ribose by substitution of hydrogen to replace the hydroxyl group in position 2, which involves the loss of oxygen.

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