Finish this sentence and explain your choice. During the replication of prokaryo

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Finish this sentence and explain your choice.

During the replication of prokaryotic DNA,

both strands are simultaneously synthesized in a continuous manner.

one strand is synthesized in a continuous manner and the other is synthesized by reverse transcription.

both stands are simultaneously synthesized in short pieces which are later joined by DNA ligase.

one strand is synthesized continuously and the other is synthesized in short segments.

both strands are synthesized continuously, but the lagging strand is synthesized only after the leading strand has been completely replicated.

During the replication of prokaryotic DNA,

both strands are simultaneously synthesized in a continuous manner.

one strand is synthesized in a continuous manner and the other is synthesized by reverse transcription.

both stands are simultaneously synthesized in short pieces which are later joined by DNA ligase.

one strand is synthesized continuously and the other is synthesized in short segments.

both strands are synthesized continuously, but the lagging strand is synthesized only after the leading strand has been completely replicated.

Explanation / Answer

During the replication of prokaryotic DNA, one strand is synthesized continuously and the other is synthesized in short segments.

DNA replication in prokaryotes is a semi continuous process, where one strand is synthesized continuously and other strand is synthesized in segments because of anti parallel nature of DNA strands. The short segments are known as Okazaki fragments which are later joined by DNA ligase.

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