Question:
Why is one strand of DNA (leading strand) generated continuously whereas the other strand (lagging strand) generated discontinuously in small stretches?
Author: Carson KapinosAnswer:
The DNA polymerase has to replicate on the leading strand, leading strand opens up more nucleotides on the leading strand to the left, lagging only adding nucleotides so much because of the direction it is moving, it is not continuous like the leading strand.
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