An alien organism was investigated. When DNA replication was studied, a unique feature wa...

An alien organism was investigated. When DNA replication was studied, a unique feature was apparent: No Okazaki fragments were observed. Create a model of DNA that is consistent with this observation.

HINT: This problem involves an understanding of the process of DNA synthesis in prokaryotes, as depicted in Figure 11-13. The key to its solution is to consider why Okazaki fragments are observed during DNA synthesis and how their formation relates to DNA structure, as described in the Watson—Crick model.

Figure 11:13: Summary of DNA synthesis at a replication fork. Various enzymes and proteins essential to the process are shown