The direction of DNA replication is from:

Question

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

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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 → 3 direction.

Q. The direction of DNA replication is from:

amino acid end

3 end towards 5 end

5 end towards 3 end

amino terminus to carboxy terminus

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.