3′ end

English

Pronunciation

Pronounced as "three-prime end".

Noun

3′ end (plural 3′ ends)

  1. (biochemistry, genetics) A nucleic acid strand which terminates at the hydroxyl (-OH) chemical group attached to the third carbon in the sugar ring.

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