Which of the following statements about DNA replication is false?

Question

Which of the following statements about DNA replication is false? (A) Okazaki fragments are the initiators of continuous DNA synthesis along the leading strand (B) Replication forks represent areas of active DNA synthesis on the chromosomes - (C) Error rates for DNA replication are often less than one in every billion base pairings (D) Ligases and polymerases function in the vicinity of replication forks

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Correct answer is (a) Okazaki fragments are the initiators of continuous DNA synthesis along the leading strand

Q. Which of the following statements about $D N A$ replication is false?

Okazaki fragments are the initiators of continuous $D N A$ synthesis along the leading strand

Replication forks represent areas of active $D N A$ synthesis on the chromosomes -

Error rates for $D N A$ replication are often less than one in every billion base pairings

Ligases and polymerases function in the vicinity of replication forks

Correct answer is (a) Okazaki fragments are the initiators of continuous $D N A$ synthesis along the leading strand

Q. Which of the following statements about DNA replication is false?

Okazaki fragments are the initiators of continuous DNA synthesis along the leading strand

Replication forks represent areas of active DNA synthesis on the chromosomes -

Error rates for DNA replication are often less than one in every billion base pairings