Question

how do you account for the fact that e. coli can replicate faster than two replication forks can separate the strands of DNA in the circular chromosoe

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

By theta mode of replication, an E Coli can replicate its genome in 40 minutes. But the cell division takes 20 minutes. Let us just remind ourselves how an E coli replicates its DNA. The replication always begins at the origin of replication.