During replication of a DNA molecule, the daughter strands are not produced in exactly the same manner. One strand, the leading strand, is made continuously toward the replication fork, while the lagging strand is made in fragments in the opposite direction. This difference in synthesis of the two strands is the result of which of the following? O a. DNA polymerase is not efficient enough to make two "good" strands of DNA O b. The two template strands are antiparallel, and DNA polymerase can only synthesize DNA in the 5' to 3' direction O c. The lagging strand is the result of DNA breaks caused by exposure to UV light

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During replication of a DNA molecule, the daughter strands are not produced in exactly the same manner. One strand, the leading strand, is made continuously toward the replication fork, while the lagging strand is made
in fragments in the opposite direction. This difference in synthesis of the two strands is the result of which of the following?
O a. DNA polymerase is not efficient enough to make two "good" strands of DNA
O b. The two template strands are antiparallel, and DNA polymerase can only synthesize DNA in the 5' to 3' direction
O c. The lagging strand is the result of DNA breaks caused by exposure to UV light
Od. The cell does not contain enough nucleotides to make two complete strands
Oe. Both B&D
Transcribed Image Text:During replication of a DNA molecule, the daughter strands are not produced in exactly the same manner. One strand, the leading strand, is made continuously toward the replication fork, while the lagging strand is made in fragments in the opposite direction. This difference in synthesis of the two strands is the result of which of the following? O a. DNA polymerase is not efficient enough to make two "good" strands of DNA O b. The two template strands are antiparallel, and DNA polymerase can only synthesize DNA in the 5' to 3' direction O c. The lagging strand is the result of DNA breaks caused by exposure to UV light Od. The cell does not contain enough nucleotides to make two complete strands Oe. Both B&D
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