DNA replication in E. coli begins at a site in the DNA called the (a) _____. At the replication fork the (b) _____ strand is synthesized continuously while the (c) _____ strand is synthesized discontinuously. On the strand synthesized discontinuously, the short pieces are called (d) _____ fragments. An RNA primer for each of the fragments is synthesized by an enzyme called (e) _____, and this RNA primer is removed after the fragment is synthesized by the enzyme (f) _____, using its (g) _____ activity. The nicks left behind in this process are sealed by the enzyme (h) _____.

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The Answer of DNA replication in E. coli begins at a site in the DNA called the (a) _____. At the replication fork the (b) _____ strand is synthesized continuously while the (c) _____ strand is synthesized discontinuously. On the strand synthesized discontinuously, the short pieces are called (d) _____ fragments. An RNA primer for each of the fragments is synthesized by an enzyme called (e) _____, and this RNA primer is removed after the fragment is synthesized by the enzyme (f) _____, using its (g) _____ activity. The nicks left behind in this process are sealed by the enzyme (h) _____.

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