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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Biomolecules

Question:

The pentose sugar in DNA and RNA has the

Options:

Open chain structure

Pyranose structure

Furanose structure

None of the above

Correct Answer:

Furanose structure

Explanation:

Ribose and deoxyribose are 5-carbon sugars which are found in RNA and DNA. They have a furanose structure, i.e., a 5-membered ring system with 4-caron atoms and one oxygen atom.