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The presence or absence of hydroxy group...

The presence or absence of hydroxy group on which carbon atom of sugar differentiates RNA and DNA gt

A

`1^(st)`

B

`2^(nd)`

C

`3^(rd)`

D

`4^(th)`

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The correct Answer is:
B
`RNA` and `DNA` has ribose and deoxyribose sugars, which differs in absence of hydroxy group at `2^(nd)` carbon.
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