Replication of DNA Must Be Discontinuous on at Least One

question 61

Multiple Choice

Replication of DNA must be discontinuous on at least one strand because

• A) nicks are required for the unwinding of supercoils.
• B) the to 5' exonuclease continually introduces nicks in the new DNA.
• C) the direction of polymerization is always 5' to while the two strands being copied in the replication fork are antiparallel.
• D) fork movement is bidirectional.
• E) RNA primers are used.

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