Which Statement About DNA Replication Pertains Specifically to Synthesis of the Leading

question 80

Multiple Choice

Which statement about DNA replication pertains specifically to synthesis of the leading strand?

• A) Okazaki fragments are synthesized as part of the lagging strand.
• B) Replication forks represent areas of active DNA synthesis on the chromosomes.
• C) DNA replication progresses in the direction of the acting helicase.
• D) Ligases and polymerases function in the vicinity of replication forks.
• E) The sliding clamp increases the rate of DNA synthesis.

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Definitions:

Two-sided Test

A statistical hypothesis test which determines if there is a significant difference in either direction between the groups or variables being studied.

One-sided Test

A hypothesis test in which the alternative hypothesis specifies a direction of the statistical significance, either greater than or less than a certain value.

P-value

The probability of encountering test data at least as extreme as what has been observed, with the assumption that the null hypothesis is valid.

Two-sided Test

A hypothesis test in which the critical area of a distribution is two-sided and tests whether a sample is either greater than or less than a certain range of values.