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Sourav Pan🥈 SilverDecember 7, 2024
Which statement about DNA replication is FALSE? A) The lagging strand is made of a series of pieces that must be joined together to make a continuous strand. B) DNA replication of parental DNA is separated during replication. C) DNA ligase adds nucleotides to the lagging strand. D) Because the two strands of parental DNA run in opposite directions, the new strands must be made in different ways. E) DNA polymerase builds a new strand by adding DNA nucleotides one at a time.
Which statement about DNA replication is FALSE?
A) The lagging strand is made of a series of pieces that must be joined together to make a continuous strand.
B) DNA replication of parental DNA is separated during replication.
C) DNA ligase adds nucleotides to the lagging strand.
D) Because the two strands of parental DNA run in opposite directions, the new strands must be made in different ways.
E) DNA polymerase builds a new strand by adding DNA nucleotides one at a time.
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Sourav Pan🥈 SilverMay 15, 2025
C) DNA ligase adds nucleotides to the lagging strand: DNA ligase does not add nucleotides; it joins the DNA fragments. DNA polymerase adds nucleotides.
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