Select all of the following that are components of DNA.A) a deoxyribose sugarB) a phosphate groupC) the nitrogenous bases, thymine, adenine, cytosine, and guanineD) ribose sugarE) two carbohydrate rings with hydroxide groups attached

What will be an ideal response?


A, B, C
Ribose sugar is found in RNA, not DNA. DNA does not have carbohydrate rings attached.

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