Replication in E. coli DNA starts in a definite region known as

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Replication in E. coli DNA starts in a definite region known as (A) Promoter region (B) Origin of replication (C) Replication fork (D) Template strand

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

Q. Replication in E. coli DNA starts in a definite region known as

Promoter region

Origin of replication

Replication fork

Template strand

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