1)What is the objective of hydrolyzing the RNA prior to doing biochemical tests? 2) What particular test, other than Molisch's, may be performed to determine the presence of pentose sugar? Create a process. 3) List the sugars, purines, and pyrimidine bases found in DNA and RNA and write down their structural formulae.

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