The enzyme dna polymerase works only in the 5′ to 3′ direction. how does this affect the leading strand and the lagging strand? a. dna polymerase can work on both the leading and the lagging strand but is much faster on the leading strand. b. dna polymerase can use only the leading strand as a template. a different enzyme is used to synthesize dna on the lagging strand. c. dna polymerase can work continuously on the leading strand but works discontinuously on the lagging strand, creating okazaki fragments. d. dna polymerase can work continuously on the leading strand but must flip the lagging strand around before it can work on it.