How does polymerase move from 5' to 3' during DNA replication?

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2026-05-20 04:20

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During DNA replication, polymerase moves along the template strand in the 3' to 5' direction, synthesizing the new strand in the 5' to 3' direction. This is because DNA polymerase can only add nucleotides to the 3' end of the growing strand.

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