Chapter 21, Problem 21.23E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The difference in the synthesis of DNA daughter strand that grows towards a replication fork and the synthesis of DNA daughter strand that grows away from a replication fork is to be explained.

Concept introduction:

The term DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. Deoxyribonucleic acid is the most important biomolecule that stores genetic information of a living organism. In other words, DNA is the blueprint of all organisms. The DNA first synthesizes RNA by the process of transcription and then the RNA synthesizes the proteins by the process of translation.