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2024
3'_end
3' end
English
Noun
3'
end
(
plural
3' ends
)
(
biochemistry
,
genetics
)
A
nucleic acid
strand which terminates at the
hydroxyl
(-OH) chemical group attached to the third
carbon
in the sugar-ring.
See also
5' end
Pronunciation
Pronounced as "three-prime end".
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