WB JEE Medical WB JEE Medical Solved Paper-2006

  • question_answer
    The direction of DNA replication is from:

    A)  amino acid end

    B)  3 end towards 5 end

    C)  5 end towards 3 end

    D)  amino terminus to carboxy terminus

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                    The synthesis of new DNA strand takes place by addition of DNA nucleotides to 3?OH group of the last nucleotide of the growing strand. Thus, the synthesis takes place in 5\[\to \]3 direction.


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