Nucleotide chains are elongated in the 5'-to-3'direction. The 5' and 3'notations refer to the chemical positions on the

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The 5F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 and 3F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 positions refer to the positions on the ribose or deoxyribose sugar in the nucleotide, indicating the direction in which the nucleotide chain is elongating. Choices A and B refer to specific parts of the nucleotide, but do not provide information about the directionality of the chain. Choice D is not relevant to the directionality of nucleotide chain elongation.

Nucleotide Chains Are Elongated in the 5'-To-3'direction