The molecules differ in the presence of an -OH group on carbon 2 of the pentose ring. Ribose is found only in RNA, as is uracil, and deoxyribose is found only in DNA, as is thymine.
2006/04/07
ribose deoxyribose
The molecules differ in the presence of an -OH group on carbon 2 of the pentose ring. Ribose is found only in RNA, as is uracil, and deoxyribose is found only in DNA, as is thymine.
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