In the DNA sequence 5'-TGAC-3', the phosphodiester linkage between the guanine and the adenine connects:
A)the 3' end of the guanine to the 5' end of the adenine.
B)the 2' end of the adenine to the 3' end of the guanine.
C)the 5' end of the guanine to the 1' end of the adenine.
D)the 3' end of the adenine to the 5' end of the guanine.
E)the 5' end of the guanine to the 2' end of the adenine.

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In DNA, nucleotides are linked by phosphodiester bonds between the 3' hydroxyl group of one nucleotide and the 5' phosphate group of the next. Therefore, the linkage between guanine and adenine connects the 3' end of guanine to the 5' end of adenine.

In the DNA Sequence 5'-TGAC-3', the Phosphodiester Linkage Between the Guanine