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What is the sugar (carbohydrate) in DNA?

lactose

deoxyribose

glucose

ribose

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The sugar in DNA is deoxyribose. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) contains the sugar deoxyribose along with phosphate groups and nitrogenous bases. In contrast, RNA (ribonucleic acid) contains ribose as its sugar.

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