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#Question id: 3823


Regarding DNA replication and DNA synthesis, which, if any, of the following statements is incorrect?

#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes
  1. The leading strand is replicated continuously.

  2. The lagging strand is replicated discontinuously: the new DNA is synthesized as short pieces of DNA that must be ligated together.

  3. A DNA polymerase always requires a DNA template to synthesize a complementary DNA.

  4. A DNA polymerase requires a short RNA primer when synthesizing new DNA strands using a DNA template.