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The 12 pages that link to Deoxyribose, each with the reason it gives.

• DNARelated: Its missing oxygen atom distinguishes DNA’s sugar from ribose in RNA.

• NucleotideRelated: This sugar gives DNA nucleotides their defining chemical difference from RNA nucleotides.

• Nucleic acidRelated: Deoxyribose distinguishes DNA's backbone chemistry from RNA's.

• NucleosideRelated: Bonded to a base, it forms deoxyribonucleosides.

• Phosphodiester bondRelated: Its hydroxyl groups form the sugar side of DNA’s phosphodiester linkages.

• AdenineRelated: Adenine attaches to deoxyribose in DNA’s adenine-containing nucleotides.

• ThymidineRelated: This sugar forms thymidine’s nucleoside backbone.

• Double helixRelated: Its chemical structure gives DNA strands their directional 5′ and 3′ ends.