199k views
3 votes
What are the ends of a strand called ?

User Mike Geise
by
4.8k points

1 Answer

11 votes
Each DNA strand has two ends. The 5' end of the DNA is the one with the terminal phosphate group on the 5' carbon of the deoxyribose; the 3' end is the one with a terminal hydroxyl (OH) group on the deoxyribose of the 3' carbon of the deoxyribose.
User Ivan Morgillo
by
5.1k points