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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.