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Date May 2010 Marks available 1 Reference code 10M.1.HL.TZ2.26
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 2
Command term State Question number 26 Adapted from N/A

Question

What happens during the formation of Okazaki fragments?

A. DNA polymerase III adds nucleotides in the 3′→ 5′ direction.
B. DNA polymerase III adds nucleotides in the 5′→ 3′ direction.
C. DNA polymerase I adds nucleotides in the 5′→ 3′ direction.
D. RNA polymerase adds nucleotides in the 3′→ 5′ direction.

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

N/A

Syllabus sections

Additional higher level » Topic 7: Nucleic acids » 7.1 DNA structure and replication
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