The semi discontinuity in DNA replication. Is it biologically possible for DNA to undergo replication in vivo, without the lagging and the leading strands? In PCR, we also start with an antiparallel strand of DNA. Does this also mean that replication is semidiscontinuous in in vitro replication?

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Chapter28: Dna Metabolism: Replication, Recombination, And Repair
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Problem 8P: Human Genome Replication Rate Assume DNA replication proceeds at a rate of 100 base pairs per second...
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The semi discontinuity in DNA replication. Is it biologically possible for DNA to undergo replication in vivo, without the lagging and the leading strands? In PCR, we also start with an antiparallel strand of DNA. Does this also mean that replication is semidiscontinuous in in vitro replication?
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