Which of the following is true regarding the 5’ vs. the 3’ end of a strand of DNA? a) only double-stranded DNA can have a 5' and a 3' end b) 5' and 3' are designations of the carbon in the deoxyribose of a nucleotide that is not bound to another deoxyribose or phosphate group

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Which of the following is true regarding the 5’ vs. the 3’ end of a strand of DNA?

a) only double-stranded DNA can have a 5' and a 3' end

b) 5' and 3' are designations of the carbon in the deoxyribose of a nucleotide that is not bound to another deoxyribose or phosphate group

c) 5' and 3' are designations of the DNA base that is unbound to another base

d) The 5' end of DNA is always considered the start of the gene and the 3' end is considered the end

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