Which among the following would be nucleoside found only in RNA ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
There are two types of nitrogenous bases – Purines
(Adenine and Guanine), and Pyrimidines (Cytosine, Uracil and Thymine).
Cytosine is common for both DNA and RNA and Thymine is present in
DNA. Uracil is present in RNA at the place of Thymine. A nitrogenous
base is linked to the OH of 1' C pentose sugar through a N-glycosidic
linkage to form a nucleoside, such as adenosine or deoxyadenosine,
guanosine or deoxyguanosine, cytidine or deoxycytidine and uridine or
deoxythymidine.