Question

RNA and DNA have different sugars in their backbones. Which sugar below belongs in DNA?

Question 9 options:

B, deoxyribose means it has fewer oxygen molecules than ribose, choice B has fewer oxygens


A, ribose is the correct sugar for a molecule named deoxyribonucleic acid


Neither, of these as DNA has a 6 carbon sugar in the backbone


Either A or B, they are both 5 carbon sugars so either would work

Answer 1

B, deoxyribose means it has fewer oxygen molecules than ribose, choice B has fewer oxygens.

Step-by-step explanation:

Dna stands for deoxyribose