Essential Cell Biology, 4th Edition

by Alberts, Bruce; Bray, Dennis; Hopkin, Karen; Johnson, Alexander D,; Lewis, Julian; Raff, Martin; Roberts, Keith; Walter, Peter

Published by Garland Science

ISBN 10: 0815344546

ISBN 13: 978-0-81534-454-4

Chapter 6 - DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination - Questions - Page 221: Question 6-7 A

Answer

False

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The asymmetry of a bacterial replication fork is not due to structurally distinct DNA polymerase molecules, but rather due to the directionality of DNA synthesis and the mechanism of lagging strand replication. The statement is false.

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