Removal of oxygen from the of the ribose sugar gives rise to a deoxyribose sugar molecule.

1'-C

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2'-C

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3'-C

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5'-C

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Solution

The correct option is B 2'-C
Removal of oxygen from 2'-C of a ribose molecule results ina molecule of deoxyribose, which is a part of a deoxyribo nucleotide. Deoxyribo nucleotide polymerises to form DNA.

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