Question

Name the enzyme and state its property that is responsible for continuous and discontinuous

Answer 1

Answer:

DNA polymerase which has property to catalyze DNA synthesis.It moves only in one direction by adding nucleotides to the 3' end. On the leading strand synthesis is continuous while on lagging strand is discontinuous. On lagging strand synthesis occurs in fragments.

Answer 2

Explanation:

The enzyme responsible for continuous and discontinuous replication of the two strands of a DNA molecule is DNA-dependent DNA polymerase. This enzyme catalyses the polymerization only in one direction, i.e., from 5' ----> 3