a monosaccharide used to form nucleic acids is?

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a. glucose
b. galactose
c. ribose
d. maltose

2007-10-05 08:03:06 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

C. ribose

That 's why DNA is deoxy RIBO nucleic acid.

2007-10-05 08:09:47 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Ribose is a component of RNA, which is a nucleic acid.

2007-10-05 08:10:27 · answer #2 · answered by snowflakez 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

ribose (ribose nucleic acid = RNA)

2007-10-05 08:10:28 · answer #3 · answered by Christophe G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋