noun
- a sugar that is a component of DNA and differs from ribose by having one less hydroxyl group
Usage: biochemistry
Examples
- Deoxyribose is the sugar backbone of DNA molecules.
- The structure of deoxyribose lacks a hydroxyl group on the second carbon.
- Scientists study deoxyribose to understand DNA replication.
- Deoxyribose combines with phosphate groups to form the DNA backbone.
- The difference between ribose and deoxyribose is crucial for genetic material.
- Deoxyribose helps give DNA its double helix structure.