7. Which of the following best characterizes the events that occur at an origin of DNA replication? A. One replication fork forms, with one leading strand and one lagging strand synthesized at the fork. B. One replication fork forms, with two leading strands and two lagging strands synthesized at the fork. C. Two replication forks form, with one leading strand and one lagging strand synthesized at each fork. D. Two replication forks form, with one leading strand synthesized at one fork and one lagging strand synthesized at the other. E. Two replication forks form, with two leading strands synthesized at one fork and two lagging strands synthesized at the other.
7. Which of the following best characterizes the events that occur at an origin of DNA replication? A. One replication fork forms, with one leading strand and one lagging strand synthesized at the fork. B. One replication fork forms, with two leading strands and two lagging strands synthesized at the fork. C. Two replication forks form, with one leading strand and one lagging strand synthesized at each fork. D. Two replication forks form, with one leading strand synthesized at one fork and one lagging strand synthesized at the other. E. Two replication forks form, with two leading strands synthesized at one fork and two lagging strands synthesized at the other.
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![7. Which of the following best characterizes the events that occur at an origin of DNA replication?
A. One replication fork forms, with one leading strand and one lagging strand synthesized at the
fork.
B. One replication fork forms, with two leading strands and two lagging strands synthesized at
the fork.
C. Two replication forks form, with one leading strand and one lagging strand synthesized at
each fork.
D. Two replication forks form, with one leading strand synthesized at one fork and one lagging
strand synthesized at the other.
E. Two replication forks form, with two leading strands synthesized at one fork and two lagging
strands synthesized at the other.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F57cf7175-4aa8-4c86-bbdd-01ed0f65f411%2F71281fb6-d6ed-4f82-a604-fea3312a8e7f%2Fa8mfj4q_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:7. Which of the following best characterizes the events that occur at an origin of DNA replication?
A. One replication fork forms, with one leading strand and one lagging strand synthesized at the
fork.
B. One replication fork forms, with two leading strands and two lagging strands synthesized at
the fork.
C. Two replication forks form, with one leading strand and one lagging strand synthesized at
each fork.
D. Two replication forks form, with one leading strand synthesized at one fork and one lagging
strand synthesized at the other.
E. Two replication forks form, with two leading strands synthesized at one fork and two lagging
strands synthesized at the other.
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