-DNA polymerase moves along the length of the unwound helix, starting at the end of one strand and finishing at the end of the other strand. As shown in this figure, what is the result of this phenomenon?

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DNA polymerase moves in one direction (5' to 3') along the DNA strand. On the leading strand, it moves toward the replication fork, continuously adding nucleotides. On the lagging strand, it moves away from the replication fork, synthesizing in short segments called Okazaki fragments. This results in DNA polymerase moving toward the unwound helix on one strand and away from it on the other.

-DNA Polymerase Moves Along the Length of the Unwound Helix