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Assertion : Watson and Crick provided experimental proof of semiconservative nature of DNA relication.
Reason : DNA polymerase binds nucleotides in replication.
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Reason : DNA polymerase binds nucleotides in replication.
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Watson and Crick suggested the double helical structure of DNA. Semiconservative nature of DNA replication was proved by Messelson and Stahl by using heavy isotope of nitrogen $\left({ }^{15} \mathrm{~N}\right)$.
DNA polymerase III establishes phosphodiester linkages between the adjacent deoxyribo-nucleoside phosphate in presence of ATP/GTP, TPP and $\mathrm{Mg}^{2+}$. It produces a new strand of DNA. DNA polymerase binds nucleotides in 5'-3' direction.
DNA polymerase III establishes phosphodiester linkages between the adjacent deoxyribo-nucleoside phosphate in presence of ATP/GTP, TPP and $\mathrm{Mg}^{2+}$. It produces a new strand of DNA. DNA polymerase binds nucleotides in 5'-3' direction.
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