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JEE MainChemistryModerateOrganic Chemistry

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

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RNA and DNA has ribose and deoxyribose sugars, which differs in
absence of hydroxy group at
2nd 2^{nd\ } carbon

Source: Grass-G / CH-28 Chemistry Paper FST 16 Jan.docx

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