Each replication fork requires both leading and lagging strand synthesis because

A. DNA synthesis must be complementary.
B. DNA polymerases can only synthesize DNA 3' to 5'.
C. the DNA templates are antiparallel and yet the DNA polymerases only work in one direction.
D. the helicase unwinds one strand faster than the other.
E. All of these choices are correct.


C

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