The sugar found in a DNA molecule is:
ADeoxyxylose
BDeoxyfucose
CDeoxyallose
DDeoxyribose
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Deoxyribose
1. Complete hydrolysis gives a pentose sugar.
2. In RNA that pentose is ribose.
3. In DNA it is two deoxyribose.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry Part 2, Unit 10 'Biomolecules'_
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