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  • DNA vs. RNA: Understanding Deoxyribose and Ribose
    The sugar found in DNA is deoxyribose, while the sugar found in RNA is ribose.

    Here's the difference:

    * Deoxyribose is a pentose sugar (five-carbon sugar) that lacks an oxygen atom at the 2' carbon position.

    * Ribose is also a pentose sugar but has a hydroxyl group (-OH) at the 2' carbon position.

    This difference in structure contributes to the unique properties of DNA and RNA.

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