Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

by Timberlake, Karen C.

Published by Prentice Hall

ISBN 10: 0321908449

ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 17 - Section 17.1 - Components of Nucleic Acids - Figure 17.3 - Page 592: 1

Answer

There is no Oxygen atom on Carbon 2 of Deoxyribose, however, ribose have a hydroxyl group on carbon 2.

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