Which of the following statement is correct regarding the process replication in E. coli?
The DNA dependent RNA polymerase catalyses polymerization in one direction, that is 5' → 3'
The DNA dependent DNA polymerase catalyses polymerization in 5' → 3'
The DNA dependent DNA polymerase catalyses polymerization in 3' → 5'
The DNA dependent DNA polymerase catalyses polymerization in one direction which is 3' → 5'
the main enzyme for replication is the DNA-dependent DNA polymerase. This enzyme catalyses polymerisation only in one direction, that is 5' → 3' . Consequently, on the template strand with polarity 3' → 5', the replication is continuous, while on the template with polarity 5' → 3', it is discontinuous .
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