The antiparallel nature of the DNA double helix is responsible for the opposing direction of replication.
The DNA is made up of two strands that are antiparallel to each other. One is in a 5' to 3' direction while the other is in a 3' to 5' direction.
The replication process can only proceed in 5' to 3' direction only.
Consequently, one strand at a replication fork is synthesized in the direction of the fork, while the other is synthesized in the opposite direction away from the fork.
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