AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -One strand, which is complementary to the parental DNA strand, is synthesized continuously toward the replication fork so the polymerase can add nucleotides in this direction. This continuously synthesized strand is known as the leading strand.

Detailed explanation-2: -As the new nucleotides line up opposite each parent strand by hydrogen bonding, enzymes called DNA polymerases join the nucleotides by way of phosphodiester bonds.

Detailed explanation-3: -RNA primers are removed and replaced with DNA by DNA polymerase I. The gaps between DNA fragments are sealed by DNA ligase.

Detailed explanation-4: -DNA polymerase (DNAP) is a type of enzyme that is responsible for forming new copies of DNA, in the form of nucleic acid molecules. Nucleic acids are polymers, which are large molecules made up of smaller, repeating units that are chemically connected to one another.