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In DNA replication the DNA polymerase reads the template strand 3'->5' (or synthesizes the new DNA strand 5'->3', whichever you prefer) starting after the primer. But at the very end of the lagging strand the final okazaki fragment either 1) can't be primed (due to the primer sequence not being the absolute last DNA bases of the end of the strand) or 2) the terminal primer can't be converted into DNA (b/c the typical DNA polymerases add DNA after the...
Why doesn't PCR shorten DNA by-products?
In DNA replication the DNA polymerase reads the template strand 3'->5' (or synthesizes the new DNA strand 5'->3', whichever you prefer) starting after the primer. But at the very end of the lagging strand the final okazaki fragment either 1) can't be primed (due to the primer sequence not being the absolute last DNA bases of the end of the strand) or 2) the terminal primer can't be converted into DNA (b/c the typical DNA polymerases add DNA after the...
Why doesn't PCR shorten DNA by-products?