Q. Assertion: Replication does not occur in the entire length of DNA at once. Reason: The process of replication requires high energy.
A) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
B) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, but reason is false.
D) Both assertion and reason are false.
Explanation
The replication process requires very high energy and it is supplied by the two terminal phosphate groups of each deoxyribonucleoside phosphate. Since a large amount of energy cannot be supplied at once, therefore, replication occurs within a small opening of DNA called replication fork.
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