15. What part of the DNA replication process would be most directly affected in a mutant strain of bacteria with diminished topoisomerase activity? A. nothing, bacteria don't need topoisomerase for DNA replication B. the chromosome would be more likely to twist and break C. Okazaki fragments could not be joined D. lagging-strand completion
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