5′ end

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English

Pronunciation

Pronounced as "five-prime end".

Noun

5 end (plural 5′ ends)

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

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