Ribose is differentiable from deoxyribose in having

Two extra oxygen

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No oxygen

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Hydroxyl group

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One extra hydrogen

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Solution

The correct option is C Hydroxyl group
DNA differs from the RNA because DNA has deoxyribose sugar while RNA has ribose sugar. The deoxyribose sugar has hydrogen at second carbon while the ribose sugar has the hydroxyl group at the second carbon of the hexose ring.
So, the correct answer is option C.

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