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What are the lagging strands and what's the leading strand??

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Q. What particular aspect of DNA replication causes the leading strand to be constructed more quickly than the lagging strand?

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. Differentiate between the following :
(a) A leading strand and a lagging strand.
(b) Unidirectional and bidirectional DNA synthesis.

Q. Synthesis of leading and lagging strand require a

Q. What is the basis for the difference in the synthesis of the leading and lagging strand of DNA molecules?

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