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DNA and RNA are chiral molecule due to t...

`DNA` and `RNA` are chiral molecule due to the presence of:

A

chiral bases

B

phosphate ester unit

C

`D-`sugar component

D

`L-`sugar component

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The correct Answer is:
C
Sugar present in `DNA` is `2-`deoxy `D-(-)-`ribose and that in `RNA` is `D-(-)-`ribose, and both are chiral.
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