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_________ nucleic acid is a genetic carrier.

A

Ribose

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Deoxyribose

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Pyridinium

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phosphate

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Solution

The correct option is A Deoxyribose
The DNA is the carrier of genetic information for all organisms, except RNA-containing phages and viruses (they are mostly plant viruses, but also animal viruses like that of poliomyelitis) which have no DNA.
Reason:- DNA is self-replicating, stable and follow the law of inheritance that's why it is considered as the genetic carrier at the place of RNA.

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