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The sugar unit present in the nucleotides of RNA is

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a

D- β  - ribose

b

L - β  - ribose

c

D-α -ribose

d

L - α  - ribose

answer is A.

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The sugar is D ribose in the group of nucleic acids known as ribonucleic acis (RNA), and D−2 dexoyribose in the group known as dexyribonucleic acids (DNA). The profix 2- dexoy simply indicates the lack of an OH group at the 2-position. The sugar units are in the furanose form, and are joined to phosphate through the C−3 and C−5 hydroxyl groups. 
Thus, the ribose sugar that takes part in the formation of RNA is actually βD ribofuranose while the sugar unit present in is actually βD ribofuranose while the sugar unit present in a DNA molecule is actully 2 - deoxy - αD- ribofuranose

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