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Why is the strand of DNA with 3'-5' polarity transcribed and not the other strand with 5'-->3' polarity ?

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The DNA strand with 3'-5' polarity only is transcribed and not the other because the RNA-polymerase can polymerize RNA only in 5'-3'direction.

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