In E. coli, DNA replication starts at:

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In E. coli, DNA replication starts at: (A) Replication fork (B) Template strand (C) Promoter region (D) Origin of replication

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DNA replication does not initiate randomly at any place in DNA. Replication starts at specific region termed as the origin of replication. In eukaryotes, there are multiple origins of replication but in prokaryotes, there is an only a single origin of replication.

Q. In E. coli, DNA replication starts at:

Replication fork

Template strand

Promoter region

Origin of replication

DNA replication does not initiate randomly at any place in DNA. Replication starts at specific region termed as the origin of replication. In eukaryotes, there are multiple origins of replication but in prokaryotes, there is an only a single origin of replication.