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I'm almost certain the answer is ribose and dioxiribose

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Q: What are the two pentose sugars and where are they found?
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What sugars is in the mitochondria?

Glucose is found mainly.Also there are many other pentose sugars,glycogen etc.


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What is the pentose of the sugar in rna?

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What are examples of pentoses?

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What are parts of a nucleotid?

Nucleotides are made up of three parts. These parts are pentose sugars, phosophate groups and nitrogenous base.


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