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In DNA replication, the leading strand is synthesized:
In DNA replication, the leading strand is synthesized:
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During DNA replication, the leading strand is synthesized continuously, while the lagging strand is synthesized discontinuously in Okazaki fragments.
Updated On: Jun 18, 2025
- Discontinuously in Okazaki fragments
- By reverse transcriptase
- Only during mitosis
- Continuously in the 5' → 3' direction
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The leading strand during DNA replication is synthesized continuously in the 5' → 3' direction, following the unwinding of the DNA double helix. Okazaki fragments are formed on the lagging strand, which is synthesized in short discontinuous pieces. Reverse transcriptase is involved in RNA to DNA transcription, not in DNA replication.
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