Use Figure 16.1 to answer the following questions.

Figure 16.1
-What determines the nucleotide sequence of the newly synthesized strand during DNA replication?
A)the particular DNA polymerase catalyzing the reaction
B)the relative amounts of the four nucleoside triphosphates in the cell
C)the nucleotide sequence of the template strand
D)the primase used in the reaction
E)the arrangement of histones in the sugar phosphate backbone

Question

Use Figure 16.1 to answer the following questions.
  
Figure 16.1
-What determines the nucleotide sequence of the newly synthesized strand during DNA replication?
A)the particular DNA polymerase catalyzing the reaction 
B)the relative amounts of the four nucleoside triphosphates in the cell 
C)the nucleotide sequence of the template strand 
D)the primase used in the reaction 
E)the arrangement of histones in the sugar phosphate backbone

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The nucleotide sequence of the newly synthesized DNA strand during replication is determined by the nucleotide sequence of the template strand, which serves as a guide for the complementary base pairing between nucleotides. The DNA polymerase catalyzes the addition of nucleotides in the 5' to 3' direction, according to the template strand. The relative amounts of nucleoside triphosphates and the use of primers are important for DNA replication, but they do not determine the nucleotide sequence of the newly synthesized DNA strand. The arrangement of histones is not involved in DNA replication, but rather in the packaging of DNA into chromatin.

Use Figure 16.1 to Answer the Following Questions