Biology A-Level
pentose sugar
What pentose sugar means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of pentose sugar
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In DNA it is deoxyribose and in RNA it is ribose.
Topics that use pentose sugar
- Structure of DNA and RNA (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
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