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Why Does DNA Replication Proceed Continuously on the Leading Strand

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Why does DNA replication proceed continuously on the leading strand and discontinuously on the lagging strand?


A) because DNA polymerase synthesizes DNA in only one direction
B) because DNA ligase operates in only one direction
C) because DNA polymerase contains more than one subunit
D) because DNA polymerase synthesizes DNA in two directions

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