Which of the following statements is true?

a. Bacterial chromosomes are broken into individual segments containing one or more genes, which are then replicated.
b. The cell’s circular chromosome is unzipped and the strands separated before the replication process can begin.
c. The cell’s circular chromosome begins unzipping and replicating in one direction from the origin to the terminal.
d. Replication proceeds in both directions from the origin until both strands are complete chromosome loops.


d. Replication proceeds in both directions from the origin until both strands are complete chromosome loops.

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