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| Modern Genetic Analysis Chapter 4. The Inheritance of Genes DNA Replication Figure 4-5. (a) The bidirectional nature of DNA replication. Starting at the origin, DNA polymerases move outward in both directions. Long arrows show leading strands and short joined arrows show lagging strands. (b) How replication proceeds at the chromosome level. (Three origins are shown in this example.)

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