Does DNA replication take place in the same direction along both strands of the DNA molecule that is being replicated?

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blues · Answer

Yes, if you're talking in terms of 3' and 5' ends.

One strand is replicated away from the replication origin; the other is replicated toward the replication origin.

anonymous · Answer

^ That's correct. During DNA replication of a double-strand there is a leading strand being replicated continuously and a lagging strand being replicated, which is discontinuous where the DNA primase adds on small DNA fragments known as Okasaki fragments.