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Model for the bypass of the replication block imposed by an abasic site on the lagging strand of the replication fork. Because of the antiparallel nature of the DNA double helix, the apparent direction of lagging strand synthesis (green arrow) is opposite to the direction of replication fork advancement (orange arrow). For simplicity only the relevant proteins are shown. For details see text.
