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Is sugar needed to make RNA?

Updated: 8/11/2023
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14y ago

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No, it uses ribose - as the name is Ribonucleic acid.

Ribose is a five carbon sugar.

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Yes, Rna contains the pentose sugar ribose as part of its structure.

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Yes. A pentose sugar called ribose is needed to make the spine of RNA.

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