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Chemistry · Biomolecules

JEE Main 2026 — 23 January, Evening Shift — Question 49

Both human DNA and RNA are chiral molecules. The chirality in DNA and RNA arises due to the presence of

  1. Option A:

    Base unit

  2. Option B:

    Chiral phosphate unit

  3. Option C:

    D-sugar component

    Correct
  4. Option D:

    L-sugar component

Answer: C

Step-by-step solution

DNA & RNA are chiral molecules due to presence of chiral 2-deoxy-Ribose & Ribose sugar unit respectively.

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Paper
23 January, Evening Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Biomolecules
Topic
Nucleic Acids and Other Biomolecules
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