In the lagging stand, the DNA is read from the parental DNA's 3' to 5' end.

a. true
b. false


Answer: a. true

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Agarose gel electrophoresis separates nucleic acid fragments according to

A. density. B. shape. C. size. D. sequence.

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Of the following countries, which of them

control and have natural resources rights to the Arctic?

a. Russia d. none of these b. Canada e. all of these c. United States

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The target tissue for erythropoietin is ____

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