Why do we find multiple, short RNA pieces inserted into the lagging DNA strand during DNA replication?   Question 43 options:   the DNA polymerase is replaced by the RNA polymerase in these regions for unknown reasons   the DNA polymerase doesn't copy flawless and adds sometime uracil instead of thymine to the growing daughter nucleotide strand   multiple RNA primers have been added with the help of the primase enzyme to create multiple start sites for  the DNA polymerase   Retroviruses sometimes like to insert their RNA into the replication fork and favor the lagging strand   multiple RNA pieces are most likely found in the leading not the lagging strand during DNA replication

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Why do we find multiple, short RNA pieces inserted into the lagging DNA strand during DNA replication?

 

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the DNA polymerase is replaced by the RNA polymerase in these regions for unknown reasons

 

the DNA polymerase doesn't copy flawless and adds sometime uracil instead of thymine to the growing daughter nucleotide strand

 

multiple RNA primers have been added with the help of the primase enzyme to create multiple start sites for  the DNA polymerase

 

Retroviruses sometimes like to insert their RNA into the replication fork and favor the lagging strand

 

multiple RNA pieces are most likely found in the leading not the lagging strand during DNA replication

 

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