Complementary Strands of a DNA Double Helix Have Opposite Chemical

question 48

Multiple Choice

Complementary strands of a DNA double helix have opposite chemical polarity but are synthesized in the same direction (replication fork movement) .This is accounted for by:

• A) Using a 3'5' polymerase to synthesize the lagging strand.
• B) Using discontinuous synthesis on the leading strand.
• C) Using the polymerase activity of DNA ligase.
• D) Using the 5'3' polymerase activity of Pol III to synthesize multiple short segments which are later covalently joined.
• E) None of these

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