Question
Biology Question on reproduction
Mode of DNA replication in E. coli is
A
conservative and unidirectional
B
semi-conservative and unidirectional
C
conservative and bidirectional
D
semi-conservative and bidirectional
Answer
semi-conservative and bidirectional
Explanation
Solution
Mode of DNA replication in E. coli is semiconservative and bidirectional in which the leadingstrand is primed once on each of the parental strands.The RNA primer of the leading strand is synthesized by RNA polymerase enzyme.