In the figure above, the two strands have

separated in step "b" because



a. the sugar-phosphate bonds were broken.
b. the hydrogen bonds between bases were
broken.
c. energy from primers pushed the bases
apart.
d. the bases, being negatively charged,
repelled each other.
e. proteins were inserted between each pair of
bases.


B

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