A theta (?) structure is characteristic of

a. a circular replicon in the middle of replication.
b. a replication bubble at the end of a linear chromosome.
c. a replication fork.
d. the concatenated replication products of a circular replicon.
e. a replication bubble in the middle of a linear chromosome.


Ans: a

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