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Molecularly speaking, what is the difference with the sugar residues between DNA and RNA
a. The deoxyribose in DNA contains an oxygen atom at the 2 prime carbon (carbon number 2) in its molecular structure; conversely, the ribose in RNA does not include an oxygen atom at the 2 prime carbon (carbon number 2) in its structure.
b. The deoxyribose in RNA contains an oxygen atom at the 2 prime carbon (carbon number 2) in its molecular structure; on one hand, the ribose in DNA does not include an oxygen atom at the 2 prime carbon (carbon number 2) in its structure.
c. The deoxyribose in DNA does not contain an oxygen atom at the 2 prime carbon (carbon number 2) in its molecular structure; on the other hand, the ribose in RNA includes an oxygen atom at the 2 prime carbon (carbon number 2) in its structure.
d. The deoxyribose in RNA does not contain an oxygen atom at the 2 prime carbon (carbon number 2) in its molecular structure; alternatively, the ribose in DNA includes an oxygen atom at the 2 prime carbon (carbon number 2) in its structure.
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