DNA Replication by DNA Polymerase Occurs in the ____ Direction $\rarr$

question 16

Multiple Choice

DNA replication by DNA polymerase occurs in the ____ direction on the template strand.

• A) 5'\(\rarr\)3'
• B) 3'\(\rarr\)5'
• C) both ways
• D) none of these

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Definitions:

Null Hypothesis

A statistical hypothesis that assumes no significant difference or effect exists between certain datasets or parameters.

Alternative Hypothesis

The hypothesis that there is a significant difference between specified populations, any observed difference being due to sampling or experimental error.

Confidence Interval

A range of values that is likely to contain a population parameter with a certain level of confidence.

Null Hypothesis

A default hypothesis that there is no effect or no difference, and the observed outcomes are due to chance; it is the hypothesis tested for possible rejection in statistical analysis.