In DNA Replication, Nucleotides Are Added to the Growing New

question 243

Multiple Choice

In DNA replication, nucleotides are added to the growing new strand at the _______ end, the end at which the DNA strand has a free _______ group.

• A) 3  ; hydroxyl
• B) 3  ; phosphate
• C) 5  ; hydroxyl
• D) 5  ; methyl
• E) 5  ; phosphate

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Definitions:

Electrolyte

Cation or anion in solution that conducts an electric current.

Electricity

A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles such as electrons or protons, either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current.

Solution

A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances, where one substance (the solute) is dissolved in another (the solvent).

Cation

A positively charged ion, which results from the loss of one or more electrons by an atom.