Question

Deoxyribose sugar which is present in the synthesis of DNA lacks an oxygen atom at which position carbon atom?

Answer 1

I can try write the full name for dAMP then you should be able to tell me:
2'-deoxyadenosine-5'-monophosphate.

Answer 2

Position 1, 3, and 5 there are alcohol groups.

Answer 3

For one deoxyribose molecule.

Answer 4

Look at this picture: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Ribose_deoxyribose.png

There are five carbon positions.
They're all labeled with blue numbers.

You see where the big X is?
It's at carbon position number 2.

Deoxyribose sugars don't have an oxygen atom at that position.

Answer 5

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