DNA polymerase assembles new strands in a ____.   a. 5' to 3' direction building the first half of a strand and a 3' to 5' direction building the second half of a strand   b. 3' to 5' direction on the “old” 3' to 5' strand   c. 5' to 3' direction building one strand and a 3' to 5' direction building the other stand   d. 5' to 3' direction only   e. 3' to 5' direction building the first half of a strand and a 5' to 3' direction building the second half of a strand

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DNA polymerase assembles new strands in a ____.
  a.
5' to 3' direction building the first half of a strand and a 3' to 5' direction building the second half of a strand
  b.
3' to 5' direction on the “old” 3' to 5' strand
  c.
5' to 3' direction building one strand and a 3' to 5' direction building the other stand
  d.
5' to 3' direction only
  e.
3' to 5' direction building the first half of a strand and a 5' to 3' direction building the second half of a strand
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