Discussion
DNA replication takes place in which direction?
Answer: B
Correct answer: 5’ to 3’
The new strand always grows 5’→3’, because polymerase can only add to a free 3’-OH. The template is read in the opposite sense, 3’→5’. This single restriction is why the lagging strand has to be built from Okazaki fragments.
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