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The following compound is a component of which of the following?

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RNA
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Guanine
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DNA
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Adenine
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Solution

The correct option is C DNA
The compound shown is β-D-2-deoxyribose which is a pentose sugar. It has no oxygen (in the form of hydroxy) attached to the C2 carbon. It is the sugar moiety in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).
The sugar moiety in RNA is β-D-ribose.

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