3. a mental representation of something: she's got a good idea of the layout of the factory. 4. the characterization of something in general terms; concept: the idea of a square circle is self-contradictory. 5. an individual's conception of something: his idea of honesty is not the same as yours and mine. 6. the belief that something is the case: he has the idea that what he's doing is right. 7. a scheme, intention, plan, etc: here's my idea for the sales campaign. 8. a vague notion or indication; inkling: he had no idea of what life would be like in Africa.
Since DNA replication moves along the parent strand in the 5' to 3' direction, replication can occur very easily on the leading strand. As seen in, the nucleotides are added in the 5' to 3' direction. Triggered by RNA primase, which adds the first nucleotide to the nascent chain, the DNA polymerase simply sits near the replication fork, moving as the fork does, adding nucleotides one after the other, preserving the proper anti-parallel orientation.
1 The primer acts as the starting point for DNA synthesis. 2  DNA polymerase binds to the leading strand and then âwalksâ along it, adding new complementary nucleotide bases (A, C, G and T) to the strand of DNA in the 5â to 3â direction. 3  This sort of replication is called continuous.4  Lagging strand: This sort of replication is called continuous. 2  Lagging strand: 3  Numerous RNA primers are made by the primase enzyme and bind at various points along the lagging strand. 4  Chunks of DNA, called Okazaki fragments, are then added to the lagging strand also in the 5â to 3â direction.