Which sugar is found in the DNA?

Ribose

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Sucrose

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Glucose

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Deoxyribose

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Solution

The correct option is D Deoxyribose
DNA has deoxyribose sugar. The basic building block of DNA, a nucleotide, consists of phosphate ion, a deoxyribose sugar molecule and a nitrogenous base. RNA has ribose sugar.

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