Sugar on RNA

Answer 1

The sugar that is part of a nucleotide is a 5-carbon atom sugar in its ring form. It will either be ribose in RNA or deoxyribose in DNA. The "deoxy" simply means that the ribose molecule has lost an oxygen. That missing oxygen happens to be from the second carbon, so the more correct name for deoxyribose is 2-deoxyribose.

Answer 2

RNA has a sugar called ribose. DNA has a sugar called deoxyribose. If you memorize without understanding (rote) you will have problems like this. Both names tell you what the sugar is.

Answer 3

There is no specific mention of sugar's effect on RNA in scientific literature. However, sugars like ribose are essential components of RNA molecules, forming the backbone of the RNA structure. The presence of sugars is crucial for RNA's stability and function in cellular processes.

Answer 4

Ribonucleic acid or RNA is responsible for DNA replication and protein synthesis. The sugar component found in RNA nucleotides is the 5-carbon ribose sugar.

Answer 5

Deoxyribose sugar. No oxygen at the 2' carbon. DNA.

Ribose sugar for RNA.

Answer 6

The sugar in RNA is ribose.