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Discontinuous synthesis of DNA occurs in one strand, because

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DNA molecule being synthesised is very ogn

B

DNA dependent DNA polymerase catalyse polymerization only in one direction (`5^(')to3^(')`

C

It is more efficient process

D

DNA ligase joins the short stretches of DNA

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