Question
Differentiate leading strand from lagging strand

Answer

Leading strand:
  1. Leading strand has the polarity 3’ → 5’.
  2. Replication is continuous.
Lagging strand:
  1. Lagging strand has the polarity 5’ → 3’.
  2. Replication is discontinuous.

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