"Five prime to three prime" description of a DNA strand refers to
A)the phosphorylated 5' carbon at one end,the 3' at the other end.
B)the location of the hydroxyl groups.
C)the phosphodiester backbone of DNA.
D)the phosphorylated 5' carbon on one sugar and the 3' carbon on the next sugar.

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The "five prime to three prime" description of a DNA strand refers to the orientation of the nucleotides in the DNA strand, where one end has a free phosphate group attached to the 5' carbon of the sugar, and the other end has a free hydroxyl group attached to the 3' carbon of the sugar. This orientation is crucial for processes such as DNA replication and transcription.

"Five Prime to Three Prime" Description of a DNA Strand