Did you know?
A single strand of DNA, if uncoiled, would be ~6 feet long — yet it fits inside a cell nucleus.
Did you know?
A single strand of DNA, if uncoiled, would be ~6 feet long — yet it fits inside a cell nucleus.
To solve this problem, we need to identify the sugar components present in RNA and DNA.RNA and DNA are nucleic acids that differ in their sugar components.Let's analyze each option:• Option 1: The sugar component in RNA is arabinose and the sugar component in DNA is 2'-deoxyribose.• Option 2: The sugar component in RNA is ribose and the sugar component in DNA is 2'-deoxyribose.• Option 3: The sugar component in RNA is arabinose and the sugar component in DNA is ribose.• Option 4: The sugar component in RNA is 2'-deoxyribose and the sugar component in DNA is arabinose.Explanation:• RNA contains ribose as its sugar component. Ribose is a five-carbon sugar with a hydroxyl group (-OH) on the 2' carbon.• DNA contains 2'-deoxyribose as its sugar component. 2'-deoxyribose is similar to ribose but lacks the hydroxyl group on the 2' carbon, having only a hydrogen atom instead.Therefore, the correct statement is:• The sugar component in RNA is ribose and the sugar component in DNA is 2'-deoxyribose.This corresponds to Option 2.
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