DNA Polymerase Assembles New Strands

question 40

Multiple Choice

DNA polymerase assembles new strands

• A) in a 5' to 3' direction only.
• B) in a 5' to 3' direction building one strand and a 3' to 5' direction building the other stand.
• C) in a 5' to 3' direction building the first half of a strand and a 3' to 5' direction building the second half of a strand.
• D) in a 3' to 5' direction building the first half of a strand and a 5' to 3' direction building the second half of a strand.
• E) in a 3' to 5' direction on the "old" 3' to 5' strand.

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Definitions:

Lower Of Cost

An accounting principle that values inventory at the lower of its historical cost or market value.

LIFO Inventory

Last-In, First-Out inventory method, where the most recently produced items are recorded as sold first.

Current Replacement Cost

The cost that would be incurred to replace an asset at the present time, considering the asset's current condition.

LIFO Perpetual

Inventory valuation and accounting system where the last items purchased are the first ones sold, continuously updated for each sale or purchase.