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Both deoxyribose and ribose belong to a class of sugars called:
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Options:
  • A trioses
  • B hexoses
  • C pentoses
  • D polysaccharides
Solution:
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The correct answer is: pentoses
Both deoxyribose and ribose belong to a class of sugars called pentoses which contain 5 carbons.

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