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Given below are two statements.
Statement I: DNA polymerases catalyses polymerisation only in one direction, that is $5'\rightarrow3'$
Statement II: During replication of DNA, on one strand the replication is continuous while on the other strand it is discontinuous.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
Detailed Solution
DNA-dependent DNA polymerase catalyses polymerisation only in the $5'\rightarrow3'$ direction. Hence replication is continuous on the template strand with polarity $3'\rightarrow5'$ and discontinuous on the template strand with polarity $5'\rightarrow3'$. Both statements are correct.