MCQ
In the $5'$ end of a $DNA$ molecule
  • A
    The fifth carbon of pyrimidine base is free
  • B
    The fifth carbon of pyrimidine base is free
  • The fifth carbon of pentose sugar is free
  • D
    Both $(a)$ and $(c)$

Answer

Correct option: C.
The fifth carbon of pentose sugar is free
c
One end of the strand is called $5'$ end where the fifth carbon of the pentose sugar is free and the other is called $3'$ end where the third carbon of pentose sugar is free.

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