DNA polymerase assembles new strands in a ____.

A. 5' to 3' direction only
B. 5' to 3' direction building one strand and a 3' to 5' direction building the other stand
C. 5' to 3' direction building the first half of a strand and a 3' to 5' direction building the second half of a strand
D. 3' to 5' direction building the first half of a strand and a 5' to 3' direction building the second half of a strand
E. 3' to 5' direction on the “old” 3' to 5' strand


Answer: A

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