What can be said about the leading versus the lagging strand in DNA population?
A)The leading strand is replicated continuously for the entire length of the chromosome,while the lagging strand is replicated in pieces.
B)The lagging strand is synthesized in a semiconservative fashion while the leading strand is synthesized in a conservative fashion
C)Synthesis of the lagging strand requires more helicase enzymes than synthesis of the leading strand.
D)The lagging strand has a higher mutation rate than the leading strand

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The leading strand is replicated continuously in the direction of the replication fork while the lagging strand is replicated in short pieces called Okazaki fragments, in the opposite direction of the replication fork.

What Can Be Said About the Leading Versus the Lagging