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The 5 carbon sugar in dna is called

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Ribose and Deoxyribose.

The 5-carbon sugars ribose and deoxyribose are important components of nucleotides, and are found in RNA and DNA, respectively. The sugars found in nucleic acids are pentose sugars; a pentose sugar has five carbon atoms. A combination of a base and a sugar is called a nucleoside.
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Answer:

Ribose and Deoxyribose.

Step-by-step explanation:

They are both important components of nucleotides, and are found in RNA and DNA.

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