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Standard XII
Biology
Monosaccharides
The pentose s...
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The pentose sugar present in RNA is

A
deoxyribose
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ribose
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C
galactose
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D
fructose
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Solution

The correct option is B ribose
Ribose is a monosaccharide pentose sugar present in RNA while deoxyribose is a derived monosaccharide sugar present in DNA. Galactose and fructose are hexose sugar.

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