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RNA and DNA are chiral molecules. Their ...

RNA and DNA are chiral molecules. Their chirality is due to :

A

Chiral bases

B

Chiral phosphate ester units

C

D-sugar component

D

L-sugar component.

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The correct Answer is:
C
The sugar present in DNA is D(-)-2-deoxy-ribose and in RNA it is D(-) ribose
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