hat describes or designates the 3' end of a DNA strand?     a. an available hydroxyl group on the 5th carbon of a deoxyribose of a terminal nucleotide   b. an available phosphate group on the 3rd carbon of a deoxyribose of a terminal nucleotide   c. an available hydroxyl group on the 3rd carbon of a deoxyribose of a terminal nucleotide   d. an available hydroxyl group on the 2nd carbon of a deoxyribose of a terminal nucleotide

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What describes or designates the 3' end of a DNA strand?

 

  a.

an available hydroxyl group on the 5th carbon of a deoxyribose of a terminal nucleotide

  b.

an available phosphate group on the 3rd carbon of a deoxyribose of a terminal nucleotide

  c.

an available hydroxyl group on the 3rd carbon of a deoxyribose of a terminal nucleotide

  d.

an available hydroxyl group on the 2nd carbon of a deoxyribose of a terminal nucleotide

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