Which of the two gaps that exist, labeled (a) and (b), can be filled by DNA polymerase?

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The diagram depicts one strand of DNA at the end of a chromosome. This strand has been replicated and produced two fragments, as shown below. Which of the two gaps that exist, labeled (a) and (b), can be filled by DNA polymerase? Hint: remember the directionality requirement for DNA polymerase.  

a) gap (a)

b) gap (b)

c) both gaps (a) and (b)

d) neither gaps (a) nor (b)

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(b)
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Transcribed Image Text:3' (a) (b) in
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