In which direction does the building of the new strand proceed?

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Biology

Willow Chapman

4 June, 02:46

In which direction does the building of the new strand proceed?

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Marquise Pierce · Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer would be 5'-3' direction.

Explanation:

DNA polymerase is the enzyme used for replication of DNA. It adds nucleotide to 3'-OH of growing nucleotide chain. The nucleotides are added based on the complementary base-pairing rule.

During DNA replication, primase adds a RNA primer opposite to parent DNA strand. The primer provides free 3'-OH to which DNA polymerase adds nucleotides according to the base-pairing.