DNA Is Isolated from Bacteria Undergoing DNA Replication

question 29

Multiple Choice

DNA is isolated from bacteria undergoing DNA replication. After heat treatment to disrupt H-bonds the DNA is centrifuged and it separates into two classes. One class of DNA includes very large molecules (thousands or even millions of nucleotides long) , and the other includes short stretches of DNA (several hundred to a few thousand nucleotides in length) . Which types of DNA do the two classes most likely represent?

• A) leading strands and Okazaki fragments
• B) lagging strands and Okazaki fragments
• C) Okazaki fragments and Origin of replication
• D) leading strands and fragments generated due to replication errors

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