Question R15 Q3 - NSB Round Robin 2009

Which of the following is NOT true of DNA replication:

W) it is initiated by a short DNA primer

X) the growing strand is polymerized in a 5-prime to 3-prime direction

Y) DNA polymerase helps form the phosphodiesterase (read as: FOSS-foe-die-ESS-ter-ase) bonds

Z) synthesis of the lagging strand is discontinuous

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