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DNA is always synthesized in the 5'-to-3' direction, meaning that nucleotides are added only to the 3' end of the growing strand.

Each end of DNA molecule has a number. One end is referred to as 5' (five prime) and the other end is referred to as 3' (three prime). The 5' and 3' designations refer to the number of carbon atom in a deoxyribose sugar molecule to which a phosphate group bonds.On the 5′ carbon of its terminal sugar, the 5′ end has a phosphate group. A DNA strand with the fifth carbon within the sugar ring at its terminus is said to have a five prime end. On the 3′ carbon of its terminal sugar, the 3′ end has a free hydroxyl group.

A nucleotide is one of the structural components, or building blocks, of DNA and RNA. A nucleotide consists of a base (one of four chemicals: adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine) plus a molecule of sugar and one of phosphoric acid.

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