DNA contains _____:

Q. DNA contains _____:
Answer: Pentose sugar
Notes: The Pentose sugar present in DNA called deoxyribose contains five carbon atoms. The sugar is present on the hydroxyl group on the 2 carbon of the ribose. The crucial nucleic acids like DNA and RNA are made with the help of Pentose sugar ribose and deoxyribose present on the both structures.

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