Fig. 2A: Zidovudine, Step-1

In order for a DNA strand to elongate, the phosphate group of a free deoxyribonucleotide bonds to the hydroxyl (OH) on the 3' carbon of the deoxyribose of the last deoxyribonucleotide in the strand.
Illustration of Zidovudine, Step-1. .jpg by Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology, The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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