Question

The newly created daughter strand is formed in the __ to __ Direction (opposite direction of the template strand)

A) 3' to 5'
B) 5' to 3'
C) 5' to 5'
D) 3' to 3'

Answer 1

B) 5' to 3'. The newly created daughter strand is formed in the 5' to 3' direction, opposite to the template strand. The leading strand is synthesized continuously towards the replication fork, while the lagging strand replicates in short fragments called Okazaki fragments.

Step-by-step explanation:

The newly created daughter strand is formed in the 5' to 3' direction, which is opposite to the template strand. DNA polymerase reads the template strand in the 3' to 5' direction and adds nucleotides only in the 5' to 3' direction. The leading strand is synthesized continuously towards the replication fork, while replication on the lagging strand occurs in short stretches of DNA called Okazaki fragments.