Essential Cell Biology, 4th Edition

Published by Garland Science
ISBN 10: 0815344546
ISBN 13: 978-0-81534-454-4

Chapter 6 - DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination - Questions - Page 210: Question 6-3 B

Answer

The DNA strands will not join and remain as fragments.

Work Step by Step

The DNA fragments produced on the lagging strands are linked together by DNA ligate. Without it the new strands will remain as fragments. No nucleotides will be missing.
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