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Q. The moiety present at the 5' end of ribose sugar in a polynucleotide is

KEAMKEAM 2015Biomolecules

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A polynucleotide has a free phosphate moiety at 5'-end of ribose sugar, which is referred to as 5'-end of polynucleotide chain, and at the other end of the polymer the ribose has a free 3'-OH group which is referred to as 3'-end of the polynucleotide chain.