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Is ligase used on the leading strand?

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Ligase:
Ligase is an enzyme that joins the two strands of DNA together.
It is used to join the Okazaki fragments that are produced on the lagging strand of the replication fork.
Primase enzyme binds itself at the end of the leading strand.
This primer acts as the starting point of DNA synthesis.
Hence, ligase is used on the lagging strand.

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Q. Which of the following differences are incorrect between leading and lagging strands of DNA?

	Leading strand	Lagging strand
(i)	It does not require DNA ligase for its growth	DNA ligase is required for joining Okazaki
(ii)	Formation of leading strand is slower	Formation of lagging strand is quite rapid.
(iii)	Its template opens in in 5 // 3 direction	Its template opens in 3 // 5 direction.
(iv)	Formation of leading strand begins immediately at the beginning of replication.	Formation of lagging strand begins a bit later than that of leading strand

Q. DNA ligase joins 3' end of one DNA strand to the 5' end of another DNA strand.

Q. for the formation of the leading strand and the lagging strand RNA primer formed by RNA primase is used rite .?
the only difference is that :
1)lagging strand is of continuos synthesis by lagging strand of discontinuous synthesis
2)leading strand has a polarity of 3^'-5^' so the new strand base paired in 5^'-3^' direction
but the lagging strand has polarity of 5^'-3^'direction how does the fragments form ?

Q. Match List I(Enzyme) with List II(Function) and select the correct answer using the codes given the lists.

List-I	List-II
a. DNA Ligase	$1$ . Catalyses the covalent union of segments of an interrupted sugarphosphate strand in double-stranded DNA
b. DNA polymerase	$2$ . End nuclease that digests either single stranded or double stranded DNA
c. DNase I	$3$ . Produces single or double stranded breaks in DNA during replication to release tension brought about by the separation of double strands
d. DNA topoisomerase	$4$ . Catalyses the formation of DNA worn deoxyribonucleotides using one strand of DNA as template

Q. Ligase enzyme is used for which of the following?

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